| screening for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in clinical swabs using a high-throughput real-time pcr-based method. | the presence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) in hospitals and the community is a serious problem. accordingly, a comprehensive plan has been implemented in the county of vejle, denmark, to identify colonised and/or infected individuals and to control the spread of mrsa. since 2005, all patients and healthcare personnel have been screened for mrsa colonisation, involving analysis of 300-400 samples daily. to deal with this number of samples, a pcr-based method customised for ... | 2008 | 18034860 |