Rapid detection of the staphylococcal mecA gene from BACTEC blood culture bottles by the polymerase chain reaction

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 600-605

  Carroll, Karen C ^a,b   Leonard, Rebecca B ^a   Newcomb Gayman, Patricia L ^a   Hillyard, David R ^a,b  

^a ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

MecA gene; Staphylococci; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029803040     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/106.5.600     Document Type: Article

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