PCR-based detection of low levels of Staphylococcus aureus contamination in pharmaceutical preparations

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 359-363

  Samadi, Nasrin ^a   Alvandi, Mojgan ^a   Fazeli, Mohammad Reza ^a   Azizi, Ebrahim ^b   Mehrgan, Hadi ^c   Naseri, Mansour ^a  

^a Tehran University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Contamination; PCR; Pharmaceuticals; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL AGENT;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34250872180     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.359.363     Document Type: Article

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