Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus ST398 isolates compared with hospital-associated STS and ST239 isolates in terms of virulence and antimicrobial resistance

Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 295-301

  Zhu, Yuanjun ^a   Li, Tianming ^a   Wang, Yanan ^a   Hong, Xufen ^a   Li, Min ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Community associated S.aureus ST398; Hospital associated S.aureus ST239, ST5; Staphylococcus aureus; Virulence gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84937687038     PISSN: 10097708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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