Evaluation of modern agglutination tests for identification of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 756-758

  Wichelhaus, T A ^a   Kern, S ^a   Schafer V ^a   Brade, V ^a   Hunfeld, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032744903     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050396     Document Type: Article

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