Development and evaluation of a chromogenic agar medium for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4519-4523

  Perry, John D ^a   Davies, Amie ^a   Butterworth, Lynne A ^a   Hopley, Andrew L J ^a   Nicholson, Audrey ^a   Kate Gould, F ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGAR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 5444253689     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4519-4523.2004     Document Type: Article

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