Evaluation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from nasal swabs in horses

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 185-189

  Anderson, Maureen E C ^a   Weese, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Horses; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HORSE DISEASE; KAPPA STATISTICS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NOSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EQUIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34247114159     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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