Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) protocols / edited by Yinduo Ji. — Totowa : Humana Press, c2007. – (58.17/M592/v.391)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface v
    Contributors ix
    1 Clinical， Epidemiological， and Laboratory Aspects of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections
    2 MRSA Case Studies
    3 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Analysis and Susceptibility Testing of MRSA
    4 Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS)-PCR Identification of MRSA
    5 Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of MRSA
    6 Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) of Staphylococcus aureus
    7 Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) Analysis of MRSA
    8 Targeted Gene Disruption for the Analysis of Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus
    9 Molecular Analysis of Staphylococcal Superantigens
    10 Investigation of Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
    11 Comparative Analysis of Staphylococcal Adhesion and Internalization by Epithelial Cells
    12 Comparative Analysis of MRSA
    13 Oenomic Analysis of Gene Expression of Staphylococcus aureus
    14 Proteomic Approach to Investigate MRSA
    15 Environmental Surveillance for MRSA
    16 Control and Prevention of MRSA Infections
    17 Treatment of Infections Caused by Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
    Index