Detection of methicillin and mupirocin resistance in staphylococcal hospital isolates with a touchdown multiplex polymerase chain reaction

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-367

  Sareyyupoglu B ^a   Ozyurt M ^b   Haznedaroglu T ^b   Ardic N ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 51349136188     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-008-0056-4     Document Type: Article

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