A study comparing the use of nasal sample Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to culture from multiple sample sites to screen for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a hospital setting
Author(s) -
Chee-Fu Yung,
Bee-Fong Poh,
Mar-Kyaw Win,
S. Seet,
YeeSin Leo,
Prabha Krishnan,
Brenda Ang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.511
Subject(s) - medicine , genexpert mtb/rif , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , throat , sccmec , microbiological culture , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , sputum , biology , pathology , tuberculosis , bacteria , genetics
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