Specific detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus by multiplex polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Volumn 30, Issue 213, 2013, Pages 1892-1900

  Ramazani, Ali ^a   Haseli, Mehdi ^a   Khorram, Alireza Khaleghi ^b   Mehrad, Laleh ^c  

^a ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

FemA; MecA; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; Multiplex polymerase chain reaction; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930390896     PISSN: 10277595     EISSN: 1735854X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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