Development of a rapid PCR assay specific for Staphylococcus saprophyticus and application to direct detection from urine samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3280-3284

  Martineau, F ^a   Picard, F J ^a   Menard, C ^a   Roy, P H ^a   Ouellette, M ^a   Bergeron, M G ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTPATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

EID: 0033823651     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.9.3280-3284.2000     Document Type: Article

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