Multiplex PCR for rapid detection of genes encoding oxacillinases and metallo-beta-lactamases in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp
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Rapid and Specific Detection of Acinetobacter baumannii Infections Using a Recombinase Polymerase Amplification/Cas12a-based System
Published on: April 25, 2025
Anna Karina Mostachio1,2, Inneke van der Heidjen1,2, Flavia Rossi1,2
1Laboratório de Microbiologia, Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Journal of Medical Microbiology
|July 4, 2009
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