Real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in pharmaceutical products for topical use

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-183

  Škof, Anita ^a   Poljak, Mario ^b,c   Krbavčič, Aleš ^b  

^a Institute of Pharmacy and Drug Research Ljubljana   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 8444235344     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2004.tb00061.x     Document Type: Article

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