Presence of virulence determinants amongst Staphylococcus aureus isolates from nasal colonization, superficial & invasive infections

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 138, Issue JUL 2013, 2013, Pages 143-146

  Bhatty, Minny ^a,b   Ray, Pallab ^a   Singh, Rachna ^a,c   Jain, Sanjay ^a   Sharma, Meera ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; COLLAGEN BINDING PROTEIN; EXFOLIATIN; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84881031238     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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