Evaluation of a new Staphylococcus aureus latex agglutination kit, Prolex Staph Xtra, against other third-generation kits

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 142-144

  Davies, Steven ^a   McIntyre, S M ^a   McKinven, A ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Latex fixation tests; Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ENTEROCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 53849138013     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2008.11732818     Document Type: Article

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