Rapid determination of methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates by colorimetric methods

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2191-2193

  Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; RESAZURIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NITRATE REDUCTASE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESAZURIN MICROPLATE ASSAY;

COLORIMETRY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NITRATE REDUCTASE; OXAZINES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; XANTHENES;

EID: 84862749864     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00471-12     Document Type: Article

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