Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococci by real-time PCR directly from positive blood culture bottles

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 751-754

  Grobner S ^a   Kempf, V A J ^a  

^a Institut fur Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; METICILLIN; NUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDONUCLEASES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548502725     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0368-3     Document Type: Article

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