Shortened time to identify Staphylococcus species from blood cultures and methicillin resistance testing using CHROMAgar

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chihara, Shingo ^a   Hayden, Mary K ^b   Minogue Corbett, Eileen ^b   Singh, Kamaljit ^b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77957200048     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/636502     Document Type: Article

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