Evaluation of a new CHROMagar medium for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 496-498

  Rahbar, Mohammad ^a   Islami, Parisa ^b   Saremi, Mahnaz ^a  

^a Bo Ali Hospital   (Iran)

^b MILAD HOSPITAL   (Iran)

Author keywords

CHROMagar MRSA; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGAR; CULTURE MEDIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 53649087680     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.496.498     Document Type: Article

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