Rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus by using fluorescent staphylocoagulase assays

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1190-1192

  Holliday, M G ^a   Ford, M ^a   Perry, J D ^a   Gould, F K ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; N TERT BETA BENZYLASPARTYLPROLYLARGINYL 7 AMIDO 4 METHYLOCOUMARIN; N TERT VALYLPROLYLARGINYL 7 AMIDO 4 METHYLCOUMARIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SERINE PROTEINASE; THROMBIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032996552     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.4.1190-1192.1999     Document Type: Article

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