Optimal detection of Staphylococcus aureus from clinical specimens using a new chromogenic medium

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-247

  Samra, Zmira ^a   Ofir, Orit ^a   Bahar, Judi ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HY LABORATORIES LTD   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; WOUND;

AGAR; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 4143153934     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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