Identification of methicillin-resistant or methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in blood cultures and wound swabs by GeneXpert

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1609-1610

  Parta, M ^a   Goebel, M ^a   Matloobi, M ^a   Stager, C ^b   Musher, D M ^a  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD CULTURE; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 66149115670     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00351-09     Document Type: Letter

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