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Genotype Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus With and Without Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin Using Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Daisuke Furuya ,
Atsuhito Yagihashi ,
Nobuyuki Uehara ,
Tomomi Yajima ,
Daisuke Kobayashi  and
Naoki Watanabe
Daisuke Furuya
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Atsuhito Yagihashi
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Nobuyuki Uehara
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Tomomi Yajima
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Daisuke Kobayashi
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
Naoki Watanabe
Affiliation:
Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 22 , Issue 9 , September 2001 , pp. 536 - 538
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2001

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