Comparison of culture screening protocols for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using a chromogenic agar (MRSA-Select)

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 254-257

  Lee, Seungok ^a   Park, Yeon Joon ^a,b   Yoo, Jin Hong ^a   Kahng, Jimin ^a   Jeong, In Hee ^a   Kwon, Young Mi ^a   Han, Kyungja ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); MRSA Select agar

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; MANNITOL; OXACILLIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 49749146352     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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