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Biosensor for Detection of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Bacteria
Published on: May 8, 2013
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Accuracy of PCR universal primer for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus and comparison of different phenotypic
Dayanne A de Melo1, Bianca da S Soares1, Cássia C da Motta1
1Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Abstract:
Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRS) is a continuous challenge at diagnostic laboratories. The phenotypic methods present heterogeneous results and the occurrence of variants of mecA gene turned this goal even more challenging to achieve. The present study provided an accurate and highly discriminatory screening tool for MRS, improving its detection.

