Comparison of GeneXpert MRSA/SA ETA assay with semi-quantitative and quantitative cultures and nuc gene-based qPCR for detection of Staphylococcus aureus in endotracheal aspirate samples

INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Rapid and accurate detection of lower respiratory tract colonization and/or infection with S. aureus may inform targeted preventive and therapeutic strategies. To investigate this, we compared semi-...

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Autores principales: Coppens, Jasmine, Van Heirstraeten, Liesbet, Ruzin, Alexey, Yu, Li, Timbermont, Leen, Lammens, Christine, Matheeussen, Veerle, McCarthy, Michael, Jorens, Philippe, Ieven, Margareta, Kumar-Singh, Samir, Goossens, Herman, Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6321727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30627428
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-018-0460-8

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