Epidemiology and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Taiwan: A multicenter study

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 409-416

  Pan, Sung Ching ^a   Wang, Jann Tay ^a   Lauderdale, Tsai Ling ^b   Ko, Wen Chien ^c   Chen, Yao Shen ^d   Liu, Jien Wei ^e   Lau, Yeu Jun ^f   Wang, Li Hsin ^g   Liu, Ke Sun ^h   Liao, Chun Hsing ⁱ   Lin, San Yi ^j   Hu, Bor Shen ^k   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a,l  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^j St Mary's Hospital   (Taiwan)

^k TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^l NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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Author keywords

Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcal infections

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL CASSETTE CHROMOSOME MEC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTICENTER STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84902796979     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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