Genetic polymorphism of agr locus and antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus at two hospitals in Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 172-176

  Khan, Sadia ^a   Rasheed, Faisal ^a   Zahra, Rabaab ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agr; MRSA; MSSA; S. aureus

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGR GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

EID: 84921053500     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.301.4124     Document Type: Article

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