Evaluation of tube coagulase and a fluorogenic substrate for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from selective enrichment broth in an outbreak of EMRSA 15

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-135

  Ford, M ^a   Perry, J D ^a   Robson, I ^a   Morgan, S ^a   Holliday, M G ^a   Orr, K E ^a   Gould, F K ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Staphylocoagulase; Staphylocococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032965745     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(99)90050-6     Document Type: Article

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