PCR for the identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains using a single primer pair specific for SCCmec elements and the neighbouring chromosome-borne orfX
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- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Clinical Microbiology & Infection
- Vol. 11 (10) , 834-837
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01236.x
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