Fred C. Tenover

Interpreting chromosomal DNA restriction patterns produced by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: criteria for bacterial strain typing

FRED C. TENOVER,* ROBERT D. ARBEIT, RICHARD V. GOERING, PATRICIA A. MICKELSEN, BARBARA E. MURRAY, DAVID H. PERSING, AND BALA SWAMINATHAN National Center for Infectious Diseases,...

Comparison of traditional and molecular methods of typing isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

Fifty-nine Staphylococcus aureus isolates and 1 isolate of Staphylococcus intermedius were typed by investigators at eight institutions by using either antibiograms, bacteriopha...

Eradication Of Endemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections From A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

To control infections with endemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), triple dye was applied to the umbilical cords of ...

Plasmid Fingerprinting: A Tool for Bacterial Strain Identification and Surveillance of Nosocomial and Community-Acquired Infections