Branched-DNA assay for detection of the mecA gene in oxacillin-resistant and oxacillin-sensitive staphylococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2640-2644

  Kolbert, C P ^a   Arruda, J ^b   Varga Delmore, P ^b   Zheng, X ^a   Lewis, M ^b   Kolberg, J ^c   Persing, D H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Chiron Diagnostics   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031850440     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2640-2644.1998     Document Type: Article

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