Rapid detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococci using a slide latex agglutination kit

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Udo, E E ^a   Mokadas, E M ^a   Al Haddad, A ^b   Mathew, B ^a   Jacob, L E ^a   Sanyal, S C ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Methicillin; Polymerase chain reaction; Slide latex agglutination test; Staphylococci

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; LATEX; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034119170     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(00)00119-9     Document Type: Article

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