Multiplex PCR for rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus isolates suspected to represent community-acquired strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 582-587

  Strommenger, B ^a   Braulke, C ^a   Pasemann, B ^a   Schmidt, C ^a   Witte, W ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BASED UPON REPEAT PATTERN ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; EUROPE; GERMANY; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DNA PRIMERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GERMANY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 38949202326     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01600-07     Document Type: Article

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