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Comparison of phenotypic methods with mecA gene based polymerase chain reaction for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus detection.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association - 1 Feb 2020
Khawaja Aneela, Arshad Faiqa, Khan Idrees
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OBJECTIVE: To determine methicillin resistance in staphylococcus aureus by different phenotypic methods, and to evaluate their accuracy with mecA gene polymerase chain reaction for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus detection. METHODS: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from January to December 2015 at the Post- Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised consecutive,...
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