Identification of methicillin-resistant staphylococci by multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 368-373

  Salisbury, Steven M ^a,b   Sabatini, Linda M ^a   Spiegel, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant staphylococci; Multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; GENE PRODUCT; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE;

EID: 0031040195     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/107.3.368     Document Type: Article

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