Evaluation of a new medium, oxacillin resistance screening agar base, for the detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus from clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3422-

  Simor, A E ^a   Goodfellow, J ^a   Louie, L ^a   Louie, M ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

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

EID: 17944372572     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3422.2001     Document Type: Letter

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