Evaluation of the inoculation procedure using a 0.25 McFarland standard for the BD phoenix automated microbiology system [1]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4088-4089

  Donay, J L ^a   Fernandes, P ^a   Lagrange, P H ^a   Herrmann, J L ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCACEAE; INOCULATION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 37249085096     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01847-07     Document Type: Letter

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