Detecting methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by polymerase chain reaction
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Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and conventional methods in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
BACKGROUND Accurate and rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is very important in a clinical laboratory setting to avoid treatment failure. Conventional methods were compared against the gold standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to determine the best combination of the routine procedures. METHODOLOGY Methicillin resistance was investigated in 416 clinic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.36.7.1585-b