A particle agglutination assay for rapid identification of heparin binding to coagulase-negative staphylococci

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-269

  Pascu, Corina ^a   Hirmo, Siiri ^a   Ljungh, A ^a   Wadstrom T ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; COAGULASE; HEPARIN; HEPARIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029784374     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-45-4-263     Document Type: Article

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