Highly sensitive detection of Staphylococcus aureus directly from patient blood.

Rapid detection of bloodstream infections (BSIs) can be lifesaving. We investigated the sample processing and assay parameters necessary for highly-sensitive detection of bloodstream bacteria, using Staphylococcus aureus as a model pathogen and an automated fluidic sample processing-polymerase chain...

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Main Authors: Padmapriya P Banada, Soumitesh Chakravorty, Darshini Shah, Michele Burday, Fermina M Mazzella, David Alland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3281916?pdf=render