Significantly improved performance of a multitarget assay over a commercial sccmec-based assay for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus screening: Applicability for clinical laboratories

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 577-580

  Brukner, Ivan ^a   Oughton, Matthew ^a   Giannakakis, Anastasia ^a   Kerzner, Ryan ^a   Dascal, Andre ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SCCMEC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84882259422     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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