Development of a real-time PCR assay for rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical samples

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 295, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-86

  Hagen, Ralf M ^a,b   Seegmüller, Irene ^a   Navai, Jila ^a   Kappstein, Ines ^a   Lehn, Norbert ^c   Miethke, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

MRSA; Rapid detection; Real time PCR; SCCmec; Screen

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; GENE CASSETTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 18844413575     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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