A novel selective medium for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus enabling result reporting in under 24 h.

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Published in J Hosp Infect on October 01, 2002

Authors

C Gurran1, M G Holliday, J D Perry, M Ford, S Morgan, K E Orr

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK. cris@gurran.fsworld.co.uk

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