Molecular Typing and Virulence Characteristic of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolates from Pediatric Patients in Bucaramanga, Colombia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Machuca, Mayra Alejandra ^a   Sosa, Luis Miguel ^b   González, Clara Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^b Universidad Industrial de Santander   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; EXFOLIATIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN;

ADHESIN GENE; ADOLESCENT; AGR GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLF A GENE; CLF B GENE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXFOLIATIVE TOXIN GENE; FRNB A GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HLG GENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; ICA GENE; INFANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN GENE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PVL GENE; SEB GENE; SEK GENE; SEQ GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPA GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL CASSETTE CHROMOSOME MECA TYPING; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SUPERANTIGENIC GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; COLOMBIA; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR TYPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84882981359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073434     Document Type: Article

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