The prevalence and the risk factors which are associated with Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus which harboured the Panton-Valentine- Leukocidin gene in Sikkim

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 393-399

  Bhutia, Kunsang Ongmoo ^a   Singh, T Shantikumar ^a  

^a SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

MRSA; PVL; Risk factor; S.aureus; Sikkim

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURN UNIT; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DRUG USE; FEMA GENE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84902014162     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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