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Use of molecular techniques for the detection of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
Expert review of molecular diagnostics - 1 Jan 2003
Tan Thean Yen
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The introduction of antibiotics in the 1930s revolutionized the treatment of previously fatal infections. Unfortunately, bacteria adapted quickly to this threat and antibiotic resistance soon developed. Both penicillin and methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus were noted almost immediat...
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