Evaluation of a chromogenic agar (MRSASelect) for the detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with clinical samples in The Netherlands

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-494

  Van Loo, I H M ^a   Van Dijk, S ^a   Verbakel Schelle, I ^a   Buiting, A G M ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORPHOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NETHERLANDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247178572     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47016-0     Document Type: Article

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