Evaluation of single and double-locus real-time PCR assays for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kolman, Sara ^a   Arielly, Haya ^a   Paitan, Yossi ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77952935630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-110     Document Type: Article

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