Comparison of various conventional methods with a polymerase chain reaction assay for detecting methicillin-resistant & susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strains

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 112, Issue DEC., 2000, Pages 198-202

  Prasad, K N ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Tiwari, D P ^a   Mishra, K K ^a   Ayyagari, A ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Beta lactamase; mecA; Methicillin resistance; Microbial sensitivity testing; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AGAR; OXACILLIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY DISK DIFFUSION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIFFUSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034464983     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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