Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and conventional methods in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Adaleti R., Nakipoglu Y., KARAHAN Z. C., Tasdemir C., Kaya F.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, cilt.2, sa.1, ss.46-50, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3855/jidc.321
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.46-50
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), oxacillin disk diffusion, cefoxitin disk diffusion, oxacillin agar screening, DISK DIFFUSION METHOD, SCREENING AGAR BASE, 30 MU-G, OXACILLIN RESISTANCE, MRSA-SCREEN, CEFOXITIN, TESTS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Accurate and rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is very important in a clinical laboratory setting to avoid treatment failure. Conventional methods were compared against the gold standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to determine the best combination of the routine procedures.