One tube multiplex PCR for simple screening of SCCmec I-V types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 690-696

  Lu, Po Liang ^a,b   Chang, Jen Chang ^c   Hsu, Hsiang Ting ^c   Chen, Jiun Han ^d   Chen, Feng Jui ^c   Lin, Sheng Fung ^a   Siu, L K ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

PCR; SCCmec

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CASSETTE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 59349101573     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2008.20.6.690     Document Type: Article

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