Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 384-391, December 2009

A rapid, 2-well, multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of SCCmec types I to V in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  • Håvard Valvatne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Michelle I.A. Rijnders

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ana Budimir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Molecular Microbiology, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
    • ,
  • Marie-Louise Boumans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Albert J. de Neeling

      Affiliations

    • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Patrick S. Beisser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ellen E. Stobberingh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ruud H. Deurenberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-43-3874644; fax: +31-43-3876643.

Received 10 April 2009; accepted 11 August 2009. published online 25 September 2009.

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PII: S0732-8893(09)00335-6

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.08.006

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 384-391, December 2009

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