Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a low-prevalence setting by polymerase chain reaction with a selective enrichment broth

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 396-401

  Kerremans, Jos J ^a   Maaskant, Jolanda ^a   Verbrugh, Henri A ^a   van Leeuwen, Willem B ^a   Vos, Margreet C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low prevalence rates; MRSA; Pooling; Rapid diagnostics; Review

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 47049112403     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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