Evaluation of molecular assays for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4598-4601

  Malhotra Kumar, Surbhi ^a   Van Heirstraeten, Liesbet ^a   Lee, Andie ^b   Abrahantes, José Cortinas ^c,d   Lammens, Christine ^a   Vanhommerig, Evelyn ^a   Molenberghs, Geert ^c   Aerts, Marc ^c   Harbarth, Stephan ^b   Goossens, Herman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; EQUIPMENT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENOTYPE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCCMEC GENE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; COAGULASE; GROIN; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NASAL MUCOSA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 78650065003     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00004-10     Document Type: Article

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