Performance of a new chromogenic medium, BBL CHROmagar MRSA II (BD), for detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in screening samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1450-1451

  Van Vaerenbergh, Kristien ^a   Cartuyvels, Reinoud ^b   Coppens, Guy ^c   Frans, Johan ^d   Van Abeele, Anne Marie Aen ^e   De Beenhouwer, Hans ^a  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b VIRGA JESSE HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d Imeldaziekenhuis ^*  (Norway)

^e AZ Sint Lucas   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77950488479     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02103-09     Document Type: Article

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