Evaluation of the Sirscan automated zone reader in a clinical microbiology laboratory

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1688-1693

  Medeiros, Antone A ^a,b   Crellin, Joyce ^b  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCI;

EID: 0033997501     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1688-1693.2000     Document Type: Article

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