Multiplex PCR protocol for the diagnosis of staphylococcal infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3332-3338

  Mason, W J ^a   Blevins, J S ^a   Beenken, K ^a   Wibowo, N ^a   Ojha, N ^a   Smeltzer, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXACILLIN; RNA 16S;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034837114     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3332-3338.2001     Document Type: Article

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