PCR-based identification of methicillin–resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and their antibiotic resistance profiles
Objective: To evaluated the PCR for mecA gene compared with the conventional oxacillin disk diffusion method for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) identification. Methods: A total of 292 S. aureus strains were isolated from various clinical specimens obtained from hospitalized...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-05-01
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Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115302859 |