Epidemiological analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks in a neonatal intensive care unit by genomic DNA fingerprinting using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2000 Apr;53(2):82-4.

Authors

A Kaneko¹, H Miyazawa, F Kirikae, K Toyooka, M Hashimoto, S Yamasaki, M Hasegawa, C Takeuchi, T Kuratsuji, M Sumiya, O Kobori, Y Yazaki, T Kirikae

Affiliation

¹ International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan.

PMID: 10871925

No abstract available

MeSH terms

DNA Fingerprinting
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / metabolism
Disease Outbreaks*
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal*
Japan / epidemiology
Methicillin Resistance*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
CCCGGG-specific type II deoxyribonucleases
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific