Bovine serum albumin reduces effects of endogenous inhibitors in transport media, facilitating real-time PCR detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from screening swabs.

McKenna, J P; Hogg, G M; Maxwell, L D; Curran, T; Ong, G

McKenna, J P; Hogg, G M; Maxwell, L D; Curran, T; Ong, G.

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McKenna JP; Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Department of Microbiology, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland, UK. james.mckenna@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Br J Biomed Sci ; 65(3): 155-8, 2008.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18986106

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification; Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis; Animals; Culture Media; DNA, Bacterial/analysis; Humans; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Serum Albumin, Bovine/pharmacology; Specimen Handling/methods

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Staphylococcal Infections / Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Journal: Br J Biomed Sci Journal subject: BIOLOGIA / TECNICAS E PROCEDIMENTOS DE LABORATORIO Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Country of publication: Switzerland

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