A comparison of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus reveals no clinical and epidemiological but molecular differences

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 303, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 76-83

  Jiménez, J Natalia ^a   Ocampo, Ana M ^a   Vanegas, Johanna M ^a   Rodriguez, Erika A ^a   Mediavilla, José R ^b   Chen, Liang ^b   Muskus, Carlos E ^a   Vélez, Lázaro A ^a   Rojas, Carlos ^a   Restrepo, Andrea V ^c   Garcés, Carlos ^c,d,e   Kreiswirth, Barry N ^b   Correa, Margarita M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL PABLO TOBÓN URIBE   (Colombia)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN VICENTE FUNDACIÓN   (Colombia)

^e Servicio de Cardiología Pediátrica   (Colombia)

Author keywords

CA MRSA; Clinical characteristics; HA MRSA; Molecular typing; MRSA; MSSA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CASSETTE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875371022     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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