A rapid latex agglutination assay for the detection of penicillin- binding protein 2'

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 739-743

  Nakatomi, Yasuo ^a   Sugiyama, Junichi ^a  

^a DENKA COMPANY LIMITED   (Japan)

Author keywords

Latex agglutination; Methicillin resistance; Penicillin binding protein; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031733375     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02347.x     Document Type: Article

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