Staphylococcus, micrococcus, and other catalase-positive cocci

Manual of Clinical Microbiology: Tenth Edition

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2022, Pages 308-330

  Becker, Karsten ^a   von Eiff, Christof ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibilities; Catalase positive cocci; Micrococcus; Serologic testing; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85188863282     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1128/9781555816728.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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