Performance of the BD GeneOhm MRSA achromopeptidase assay for real-time PCR detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2266-2268

  Patel, Parul A ^a   Ledeboer, Nathan A ^b   Ginocchio, Christine C ^c   Condon, Susan ^c   Bouchard, Stephanie ^d   Qin, Peibing ^d   Karchmer, Tobi ^d   Peterson, Lance R ^a  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c NorthShore Long Island J Health System Laboratories   (United States)

^d BD Diagnostics   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHROMOPEPTIDASE; CEFOXITIN; PEPTIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ENZYME ASSAY; GOLD STANDARD; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NASAL MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79957516092     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02431-10     Document Type: Article

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