Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and SCCmec types from nasal swabs by multiplex PCR

Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante; Eliane de Dios Abad; Ana Carolina Fonseca Guimarães; Simone Saintive Barbosa; Marcia Ribeiro; Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira; Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos

doi:10.3855/jidc.7414

Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and SCCmec types from nasal swabs by multiplex PCR

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Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Eliane de Dios Abad Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ana Carolina Fonseca Guimarães Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Simone Saintive Barbosa Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marcia Ribeiro Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.7414

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SCCmec types, MRSA, oxacillin selective broth, nasal swab

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2016-02-28

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Cavalcante FS, Abad E de D, Guimarães ACF, Saintive Barbosa S, Ribeiro M, Ferreira D de C, dos Santos KRN (2016) Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and SCCmec types from nasal swabs by multiplex PCR. J Infect Dev Ctries 10:195–198. doi: 10.3855/jidc.7414

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Vol. 10 No. 02: February 2016

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