Evaluation of the LightCycler methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) advanced test for detection of MRSA nasal colonization.

Yam, W C; Siu, Gilman K H; Ho, P L; Ng, T K; Que, T L; Yip, K T; Fok, Cathie P K; Chen, Jonathan H K; Cheng, Vincent C C; Yuen, K Y

Yam, W C; Siu, Gilman K H; Ho, P L; Ng, T K; Que, T L; Yip, K T; Fok, Cathie P K; Chen, Jonathan H K; Cheng, Vincent C C; Yuen, K Y.

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Yam WC; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.

J Clin Microbiol ; 51(9): 2869-74, 2013 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23784133

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Carrier State/diagnosis; Carrier State/microbiology; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques/methods; Nasal Mucosa/microbiology; Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis; Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology; Bacteriological Techniques/methods; Hong Kong; Humans; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/genetics; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sequence Analysis, DNA

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Staphylococcal Infections / Carrier State / Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Nasal Mucosa Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: China

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