Evaluation of a new chromogenic medium for the detection of MRSA carriage on nasal and perianal specimens [Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 60, 225-227, 2008] (DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.09.011);Evaluation of a new chromogenic medium for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage on nasal and perianal specimens

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-227

  Reyes, Romina C ^a,b   Stoakes, Luba ^c   Milburn, Sue ^c   Lennox, Gwen ^c   Daniel, Janis ^c   Silver, Shannon N ^c   Wijnker, E ^d   John, Michael A ^b,c   Hussain, Zafar ^b,c  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromogenic; Infection control; MRSA; Nosocomial infections; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 38149054137     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.05.008     Document Type: Erratum

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