A novel δ-hemolysis screening method for detecting heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1742-1744

  Cafiso, V ^a   Bertuccio, T ^a   Spina, D ^a   Purrello, S ^a   Blandino, G ^a   Stefani, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DELTA HEMOLYSIS SCREENING METHOD; DOWN REGULATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VALIDITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84859996613     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06307-11     Document Type: Article

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