PCR-based assay for discrimination between invasive and contaminating Staphylococcus epidermidis strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 877-880

  Frebourg, Noëlle Barbier ^a   Lefebvre, Sophie ^a   Baert, Stéphanie ^a   Lemeland, Jean François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; BLOOD CULTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AGRA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0033964624     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.877-880.2000     Document Type: Article

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