title: Evaluation of different methods to extract DNA from serum seeded with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Awad
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Almadinah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alshami
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Almadinah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A Eid
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Alharbi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004247:DNA; D008712:Methicillin