Demonstration of antigenic and specific whole cell proteins for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• Main Author: Ismail, Noraini
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: QR1-502 Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/36339/1/Dr_Noraini_Ismail_-_TNM_%28NN24%29.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/36339/

Jangkitan Staphylococcus aureus sering berlaku dan memudaratkan manusia dengan kadar kematian yang tinggi. Dilema dalam diagnosis dan rawatan timbul sekiranya tiada organisma dapat dipencilkan., Oleh itu satu kaedah diagnosis lain yang murah, ringkas dan cepat dengan spesifisiti dan sensitiviti yang tinggi amat diperlukan. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common and important cause of life threatening bacterial infection with a high mortality rate. The absence of a positive culture represents a dilemma in diagnosis and treatment, therefore an alternative method that is cheap, user friendly and rapid with high sensitivity and specificity is needed to help in the diagnosis.