Detection of panton-valentine leukocidin gene and analysis of antibiotic resistance in methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 289-292

  Ye, Xiaotao ^a   Lu, Yuemei ^a   Ma, Huanli ^a   Yuan, Wenbin ^a   Zhang, Xu ^a   Zhang, Luing ^a   Huang, Yanfeng ^a   Liu, Xiongwei ^a   Luo, Dan ^a  

^a Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Community associated methicillin resistant S. aureus; Drug resistance; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Panton val entine leukocidin; Real time fluorescent PCR

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BREAST ABSCESS; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 84882685458     PISSN: 10097708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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