Molecular Subtyping of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Patients' Nasal Cavity
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Kim, Sang-Ha
(Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Konyang University)
Park, Sung-Bae (Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) Park, Heechul (Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) Kim, Jun Seong (Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) Kim, Jungho (Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) Lee, Jiyoung (Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) Lim, Jaewon (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Sciences, Daegu Haany University) Kim, Young Kwon (Department of Health Sciences, The Graduate School of Konyang University) Kim, Sunghyun (Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) |
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