Significantly larger numbers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are recovered from polymicrobial respiratory and wound sites by use of chromogenic primary media than by use of conventional culture

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1350-1353

  Harrington, Amanda T ^b   Mahlen, Steven D ^a   Clarridge III, Jill E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; ULCER; WOUND;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COMORBIDITY; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77950495889     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01770-09     Document Type: Article

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