Comparison of different laboratory methods for detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 442-445

  Rahbar, Mohammad ^a   Yaghoobi, Mahmood ^b   Fattahi, Ali ^b  

^a Bo Ali Hospital   (Iran)

^b MILAD HOSPITAL   (Iran)

Author keywords

MRSA; Oxacillin; Staphyloccus aureus

Indexed keywords

AGAR; OXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRAN; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; WOUND;

EID: 33845396764     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: 1682024X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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