Rapid differentiation of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from methicillin-resistant S. aureus and MIC determinations by isothermal microcalorimetry

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2083-2087

  Von Ah, Ueli ^a   Wirz, Dieter ^a   Daniels, A U ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; OXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTHERMAL MICROCALORIMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCALORIMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALORIMETRY; CEFOXITIN; HEAT; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 45149120257     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00611-08     Document Type: Article

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