Swab type, moistening, and preenrichment for Staphylococcus aureus on environmental surfaces

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2235-2236

  Landers, Timothy F ^a   Hoet, Armando ^a   Wittum, Thomas E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; KEYBOARD; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALGINATES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COTTON FIBER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; POLYESTERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77952913707     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01958-09     Document Type: Article

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