Comparison of several methods to determine methicillin-resistance in Staphylococcus aureus with focus on borderline strains

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-93

  Nicola, Federico ^a   Bantar, Carlos ^a   Canigia, Liliana Fernandez ^a   Relloso, Silvia ^a   Bianchini, Hebe ^a   Smayevsky, Jorgelina ^a  

^a Centro Nacional de Genetica Medica de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; OXACILLIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

AMPICILLIN; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033963122     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00144-3     Document Type: Article

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