Comparison of two PCR-based methods and conventional culture for the detection of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in pre-operative patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1223-1226

  Andriesse, G I ^a   Van Rijen, M ^a   Bogaers, D ^a   Bergmans, A M C ^a   Kluytmans, J A J W ^a,b  

^a AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CARRIER STATE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70349694269     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0770-0     Document Type: Article

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