Evaluation of three commercial agar preparations for the presumptive identification of significant urinary isolates

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 179-181

  Miles, Keith I ^a   Wren, M W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromogenic media; Escherichia coli; Urinary tract infection; Vitek

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 29144438892     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2005.11732708     Document Type: Article

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