Culture-based detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by a network of European laboratories: An external quality assessment study

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1765-1770

  Gazin, M ^a   Lee, A ^b,f   Derde, L ^c   Kazma, M ^d   Lammens, C ^a   Ieven, M ^a   Bonten, M ^c   Carmeli, Y ^d   Harbarth, S ^b   Brun Buisson, C ^e   Goossens, H ^a   Malhotra Kumar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^f ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

CARRIER STATE; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ISRAEL; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84866370230     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1499-0     Document Type: Article

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