Comparison of phenotypic versus genotypic methods in the detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-84

  Mohanasoundaram, K Monhanapano ^a,b   Lalitha, M K ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b IRT Perundurai Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Latex agglutination; MecA; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PROTEIN FEMB; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 43449137280     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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