Automation of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus assay for high-throughput screening of nasal swab specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1546-1548

  Wang, Xue Ping ^a   Ginocchio, Christine C ^a  

^a North Shore LIJ Health System Laboratories ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURNAROUND TIME;

AUTOMATION; CARRIER STATE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 66149092964     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00114-09     Document Type: Article

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