Published in J Clin Microbiol on July 11, 2007
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Automation of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus assay for high-throughput screening of nasal swab specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.81
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Real-time PCR for detection and identification of Plasmodium spp. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 3.12
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Molecular epidemiological analysis of Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 (O25:H4) and blaCTX-M-15 among extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing E. coli from the United States, 2000 to 2009. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 2.17
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Species-level identification of staphylococcal isolates by real-time PCR and melt curve analysis. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.36
Chromogenic media vs real-time PCR for nasal surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: impact on detection of MRSA-positive persons. Am J Clin Pathol (2009) 1.35
Multicenter clinical evaluation of the portrait toxigenic C. difficile assay for detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile strains in clinical stool specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2012) 1.34
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Bad bugs, no drugs: no ESCAPE revisited. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 1.20
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