Comparison of automated processing of flocked swabs with manual processing of fiber swabs for detection of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2717-2718

  Jones, Gillian ^a   Matthews, Roger ^a   Cunningham, Richard ^a   Jenks, Peter ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; HUMANS; NASAL MUCOSA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79959833444     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00504-11     Document Type: Article

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