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Quantification by real-time PCR assay of Staphylococcus aureus load: A useful tool for rapidly identifying persistent nasal carriers

Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2012) 50(6) 2063-2065
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00157-12
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The Cepheid Xpert MRSA/SA nasal PCR assay was compared to culture for quantifying Staphylococcus aureus load from 104 nasal samples (r=0.91, P<0.0001). Using a bacterial load-based algorithm, the test was found able to predict the carrier state in 32 of 35 healthy volunteers (22 persistent and 13 nonpersistent carriers). Copyright © 2012, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Verhoeven, P. O., Grattard, F., Carricajo, A., Lucht, F., Cazorla, C., Garraud, O., … Berthelot, P. (2012). Quantification by real-time PCR assay of Staphylococcus aureus load: A useful tool for rapidly identifying persistent nasal carriers. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 50(6), 2063–2065. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00157-12

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