title: Epidemiological analysis of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in a surgery ward by genomic DNA fingerprinting using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
authors.affiliation: International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kirikae
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toyooka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mezaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuratsuji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sumiya
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kobori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kirikae
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000378:metabolism; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C025651:CCCGGG-specific type II deoxyribonucleases; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific