A new multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I-V

Kit Boye; Mette Damkjær Bartels; Ina S Andersen; Jannie A Moeller; Henrik Westh

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01720.x

A new multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I-V

Kit Boye, Mette Damkjær Bartels, Ina S Andersen, Jannie A Moeller, Henrik Westh

Klinisk Mikrobiologisk Afdeling

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Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Vol/bind	13
Udgave nummer	7
Sider (fra-til)	725-7
Antal sider	3
ISSN	1198-743X
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01720.x
Status	Udgivet - 2007

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A new multiplex PCR for easy screening of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec types I-V

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