title: Bovine serum albumin reduces effects of endogenous inhibitors in transport media, facilitating real-time PCR detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from screening swabs.
authors.affiliation: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Department of Microbiology, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland, UK. james.mckenna@belfasttrust.hscni.net
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McKenna
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hogg
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine