Comparison of PCR/Electron spray Ionization-Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry versus Traditional Clinical Microbiology for active surveillance of organisms contaminating high-use surfaces in a burn intensive care unit, an orthopedic ward and healthcare workers

Heather C Yun; Rachael E Kreft; Mayra A Castillo; Garth D Ehrlich; Charles H Guymon; Helen K Crouch; Kevin K Chung; Joseph C Wenke; Joseph R Hsu; Tracy L Spirk; J William Costerton; Katrin Mende; Clinton K Murray

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Comparison of PCR/Electron spray Ionization-Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry versus Traditional Clinical Microbiology for active surveillance of organisms contaminating high-use surfaces in a burn intensive care unit, an orthopedic ward and healthcare workers

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Comparison of PCR/Electron spray Ionization-Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry versus Traditional Clinical Microbiology for active surveillance of organisms contaminating high-use surfaces in a burn intensive care unit, an orthopedic ward and healthcare workers

Heather C Yun, Rachael E Kreft, Mayra A Castillo, Garth D Ehrlich, Charles H Guymon, Helen K Crouch, Kevin K Chung, Joseph C Wenke, Joseph R Hsu, Tracy L Spirk, …

BMC infectious diseases, v 12(1), pp 252-252

10 Oct 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-252

PMID: 23050585

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Title: Comparison of PCR/Electron spray Ionization-Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry versus Traditional Clinical Microbiology for active surveillance of organisms contaminating high-use surfaces in a burn intensive care unit, an orthopedic ward and healthcare workers
Creators: Heather C Yun - San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Rachael E Kreft - Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Mayra A Castillo - San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Garth D Ehrlich - Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Charles H Guymon - US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX, USA
Helen K Crouch - San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Kevin K Chung - Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA
Joseph C Wenke - US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX, USA
Joseph R Hsu - US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX, USA
Tracy L Spirk - Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J William Costerton - Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Katrin Mende - San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Clinton K Murray - San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Publication Details: BMC infectious diseases, v 12(1), pp 252-252
Publisher: BioMed Central
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Microbiology and Immunology
Web of Science ID: WOS:000312776300001
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84867212722
Other Identifier: 991014970048304721

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Comparison of PCR/Electron spray Ionization-Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry versus Traditional Clinical Microbiology for active surveillance of organisms contaminating high-use surfaces in a burn intensive care unit, an orthopedic ward and healthcare workers

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