Intact cell mass spectrometry (ICMS) used to type methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Media effects and inter-laboratory reproducibility

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 117-126

  Walker, J ^a   Fox, A J ^b   Edwards Jones, V ^a   Gordon, D B ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ICMS; Media; MRSA; Reproducibility; Staphylococci

Indexed keywords

AGAR; MANNITOL; METICILLIN;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CULTURE MEDIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036149317     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(01)00316-5     Document Type: Article

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