Molecular distinctions exist between community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and disease-associated isolates in children - Thomsen, Isaac; McKenna, Brian D; Saye, Elizabeth J; Jimenez, Natalia; Edwards, Kathryn M; Creech, C Buddy (The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2011)
Keywords: Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Toxins - genetics; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Bacteriocins - genetics; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - microbiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology; Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Exotoxins - genetics; Humans; Leukocidins - genetics; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - classification; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - genetics; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Molecular Epidemiology; Molecular Typing; Penicillin-Binding Proteins; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Trans-Activators - genetics