Accuracy of phenotypic methicillin susceptibility methods in the detection of Staphylococcus aureus isolates carrying different SCCmec types

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 931-934

  de Matos, Pricilla DM ^a   Schuenck, Ricardo P ^a   Cavalcante, Fernanda S ^a   Caboclo, Roberta Mf ^a   dos Santos, Kátia Regina N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Phenotypic method; Sccmec types; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78649235057     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000700017     Document Type: Article

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