Evaluation of a latex agglutination assay for rapid detection of oxacillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-59

  Jafri, A Khatib ^a   Reisner, Barbara S ^a   Woods, Gail L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033954855     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00105-4     Document Type: Article

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