[Clinical epidemiology of nosocomial MRSA infections].

Article

[Clinical epidemiology of nosocomial MRSA infections].

Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 May 1994

Ichiyama S

Abstract excerpt

We have compared genomic DNA fingerprinting patterns among isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Chromosomal fragment profiles digested with Sma I were most suitable for discriminating between isolates which could not be d...

Topics

Cross Infection
DNA Fingerprinting
Genotype
Humans
Japan
Methicillin Resistance
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus aureus

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