A PCR method for the identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from screening swabs

Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-268

  Hope, William W ^a,b   Morton, Anthony P ^a   Looke, David F M ^a   Schooneveldt, Jacqueline M ^a   Nimmo, Graeme R ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection control; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; PCR; Screening; Swabs; Turn around time

Indexed keywords

AGAR; MANNITOL; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; SCREENING TEST; STANDARD; TIME;

EID: 2942516015     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020410001692530     Document Type: Article

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