Rapid PCR detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus samples from charcoal-containing blood culture bottles

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2382-

  Ratnayake, Lasantha ^a   Olver, William J ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; OXACILLIN;

ALGORITHM; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GLASS BOTTLE; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CHARCOAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79957447992     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00106-11     Document Type: Letter

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