Rapid detection of methicillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci by a penicillin-binding protein 2a-specific latex agglutination test

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 3700-3702

  Horstkotte, M A ^a   Knobloch, J K M ^a   Rohde, H ^a   Mack, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; COAGULASE; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0034787904     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3700-3702.2001     Document Type: Article

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