Publications by authors named "Emmi Hakanen"
Background: We present here the first application of 2-photon excited fluorescence detection (TPX) technology for the direct screening of clinical colonization samples for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Methods: A total of 125 samples from 14 patients with previously identified MRSA carriage and 16 controls from low-prevalence settings were examined.
Results: The results were compared to those obtained by both standard phenotypic and molecular methods.