Evaluation for a novel methicillin resistance (mecC) homologue in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from injured military personnel

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3073-3075

  Ganesan, Anuradha ^a   Crawford, Katrina ^b   Mende, Katrin ^c   Murray, Clinton K ^c   Lloyd, Bradley ^d   Ellis, Michael ^b   Tribble, David R ^b   Weintrob, Amy C ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MECA GENE; MECC GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOLDIER;

ADULT; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882786213     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01516-13     Document Type: Article

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