The reliability of Microscan conventional and rapid panels to identify Staphylococcus aureus and detect methicillin resistance: an evaluation using the tube coagulase test and mecA PCR.

Farrell, D J

The reliability of Microscan conventional and rapid panels to identify Staphylococcus aureus and detect methicillin resistance: an evaluation using the tube coagulase test and mecA PCR. [electronic resource] - Pathology Nov 1997 - 406-10 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0031-3025

10.1080/00313029700169405 doi


Bacteriological Techniques--instrumentation
Coagulase--physiology
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Methicillin Resistance--genetics
Microbial Sensitivity Tests--instrumentation
Oxacillin--pharmacology
Penicillins--pharmacology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sensitivity and Specificity
Staphylococcus aureus--isolation & purification