Hospital outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus followed by an in vivo change to a mecA-negative mutant with loss of epidemicity.

Subjects

Subjects :

Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Carrier Proteins genetics
Cross Infection microbiology
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests methods
Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase genetics
Netherlands
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Salmonella Infections microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus classification
Staphylococcus aureus genetics
Bacterial Proteins
Cross Infection epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Hexosyltransferases
Methicillin Resistance genetics
Mutation
Peptidyl Transferases
Salmonella Infections epidemiology
Staphylococcus aureus drug effects

Details

Language :

English

ISSN :

0934-9723

Volume :

19

Issue :

12

Database :

MEDLINE

Journal :

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

Publication Type :

Academic Journal

Accession number :

11205643

Full Text :

https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960000404