Evaluation of three rapid methods for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2170-2173

  Louie, L ^a,b   Matsumura, S O ^a   Choi, E ^a   Louie, M ^a   Simor, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

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

EID: 0034125065     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2170-2173.2000     Document Type: Article

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