A comparison of PCR detection of mecA with two standard methods of oxacillin disk susceptibility testing for coagulase-negative staphylococci

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-85

  Tan, Thean Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036140831     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-2615-51-1-83     Document Type: Article

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