The ability of the Dry Spot Staphytect Plus test, in comparison with other tests, to identify staphylococcus species, in particular S. aureus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 114-116

  Cuny, Christa ^a   Pasemann, Birgit ^a   Witte, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032983722     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00117.x     Document Type: Article

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