Real-time PCR to distinguish livestock-associated (ST398) from non-livestock-associated (methicillin-resistant) Staphylococcus aureus

Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 339-346

  Van Meurs, M L J G M ^a   Schellekens, J J A ^a   De Neeling, A J ^b   Duim, B ^c   Schneeberger, P M ^a   Hermans, M H A ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

LA MRSA; Livestock associated; MRSA; Real time PCR; ST398; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVESTOCK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROORGANISM; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS REACTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NETHERLANDS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE;

EID: 84879500316     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-012-0319-5     Document Type: Article

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