Comparison of four methods for identifying Streptococcus pneumoniae

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 285-287

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLHYDROCUPREINE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; DEVICE; DNA PROBE; HEMOLYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOLUBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA PROBES; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; QUININE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034253867     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(00)00149-8     Document Type: Article

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