Rapid detection of epidemic strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 690-693

  Wichelhaus, Thomas A ^a   Kern, Sylvia ^a   Schäfer, Volker ^a   Brade, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

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

EID: 0032998762     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.690-693.1999     Document Type: Article

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