Rapid detection of non-multidrug-resistant and multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using cycling probe technology for the mecA gene.
Merlino
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Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, DO6 Blackburn Building, Sydney, 2006 New South Wales, Australia. JMerlino@med.usyd.edu.au
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015342:DNA Probes; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010068:Oxacillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015342:DNA Probes; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; C487789:mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus; D010068:Oxacillin