A Comparison of Adult and Pediatric Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Collected from Patients at a University Hospital in Korea |
Park, Jin-Yeol
(Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine)
Jin, Jong-Sook (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) Kang, Hee-Young (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) Jeong, Eun-Hee (Department of Pediatrucs, College of Medicine Dankook University) Lee, Je-Chul (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) Lee, Yoo-Chul (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) Seol, Sung-Yong (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) Cho, Dong-Taek (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) Kim, Jung-Min (Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) |
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