Alternative use for spectra MRSA chromogenic agar in detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from positive blood cultures

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2265-2267

  Peterson, Jess F ^b   Dionisio, Alexander A ^a,c   Riebe, Katherine M ^a   Hall, Gerri S ^d   Wilson, Deborah A ^d   Whittier, Susan ^e   DiPersio, Joseph R ^f   Ledeboer, Nathan A ^a,b  

^a DYNACARE LABORATORIES   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^f SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; OXACILLIN; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPSILOMETER TEST; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GOLD STANDARD; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INOCULATION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURNAROUND TIME;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 77952896361     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00674-10     Document Type: Article

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