Comparison of Two Commercial PCR Methods for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Screening in a Tertiary Care Hospital

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Aydiner, Aylin ^a   Lüsebrink, Jessica ^a   Schildgen, Verena ^a   Winterfeld, Ingo ^a   Knüver, Oliver ^a   Schwarz, Katja ^a   Messler, Sabine ^a   Schildgen, Oliver ^a   Mattner, Frauke ^a  

^a KLINIKEN DER STADT KÖLN GGMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84866549422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043935     Document Type: Article

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