title: Implementing a real-time PCR assay for rapid surveillance of MRSA.
authors.affiliation: Cepheid, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Persing
authors.forename: Ellen Jo
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Baron
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003199:Computer Systems; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014481:United States