Open AccessRapid Diagnosis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia by Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction
Author(s) -
Yuko Kitagawa,
Mitsuharu Ueda,
Nobutoshi Ando,
Masao Endo,
Kyuya Ishibiki,
Yoshio Kobayashi,
Toshihiko Arai,
Masaki Kitajima
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199611000-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , staphylococcus aureus , toxic shock syndrome , polymerase chain reaction , blood culture , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , sccmec , vancomycin , antibiotics , gene , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , genetics
The purpose of this study was to establish a rapid and sensitive diagnostic method for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia in postoperative patients.