Article
Molecular techniques for MRSA typing: current issues and perspectives.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2003
Trindade P A, McCulloch J A, Oliveira G A, Mamizuka E M
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus has long been recognised as an important pathogen in human disease. Serious staphylococcal infections can frequently occur in inpatients and may lead to dire consequences, especially for therapy with antimicrobial agents. The increase in the frequency of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as the causal agent of nosocomial infection and the possibility of emergence of...
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- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Brazil
- Chromosomes, Bacterial
- Cross Infection
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
