Evaluation of chromogenic meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus media: Sensitivity versus turnaround time

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-24

  Morris, K ^a   Wilson, C ^a   Wilcox, M H ^a,b  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Incubation length; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Screening

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; COAGULASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; INCUBATION TIME; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860321190     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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