Evaluation of S. aureus ID, a chromogenic agar medium for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus

Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-97

  Diederen, B M W ^a   Van Leest, C M ^b   Van Duijn, I ^b   Willemse, P ^b   Van Keulen, P H J ^b   Kluytmans, J A J W ^b  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AGAR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COAGULASE; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33646735806     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-006-5094-8     Document Type: Article

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