Evaluation of the Vitek card GPS105 and VTK-RO7.01 software for detection of oxacillin resistance in clinically relevant coagulase-negative staphylococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 3733-3735

  Martinez, F ^a   Chandler, L J ^a   Reisner, B S ^a   Woods, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; OXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFUSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BLOOD; COAGULASE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034800191     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3733-3735.2001     Document Type: Article

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