Comparative evaluation of test assays for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus [2]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 574-575

  Monno, R ^a   De Vito, D ^a   Ceci, G ^a   Costi, A ^a   Coscia, F ^a   de Nicolo T ^a   Rizzo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DILUTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0038301841     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00652.x     Document Type: Letter

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