Rapid detection of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from positive BacT/Alert® blood culture bottles using real-time polymerase chain reaction: evaluation and comparison of 4 DNA extraction methods

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 446-452

  Hogg, Graham Michael ^a   McKenna, James Patrick ^a   Ong, Grace ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood culture; DNA extraction methods; Real time (RT) PCR MRSA

Indexed keywords

BENZYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD FILTRATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; EVALUATION; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BLOOD; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 47049098571     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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