Evaluation of four selective agars and two enrichment broths in screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3136-3138

  Bocher S ^a   Smyth, R ^b   Kahlmeter, G ^b   Kerremans, J ^c   Vos, M C ^c   Skov, R ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AZTREONAM; CEFOXITIN; MANNITOL; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BROTH DILUTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

AGAR; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 53649084027     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00478-08     Document Type: Article

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