Performance of the chromogenic medium CHROMagar Staph aureus and the staphychrom coagulase test in the detection and identification of Staphylococcus aureus in clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2581-2583

  Carricajo, A ^a   Treny, A ^a   Fonsale, N ^a   Bes, M ^a   Reverdy, M E ^a   Gille, Y ^a   Aubert, G ^a   Freydiere, A M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COAGULASE; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034959850     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.7.2581-2583.2001     Document Type: Article

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