Comparison of the Cepheid Xpert™ MRSA assay with culture in a low prevalence setting in The Netherlands

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 509-510

  Diederen, Bram Marcel Will ^a  

^a Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; CEFTIZOXIME;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CARRIER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROAT CULTURE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NETHERLANDS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 78649634463     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.09.034     Document Type: Letter

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