Three-way comparison of BBL CHROMagar MRSA II, MRSASelect, and spectra MRSA for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in nasal surveillance cultures.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on November 07, 2012

Authors

Gerald A Denys1, Pamela B Renzi, Kim M Koch, Carol M Wissel

Author Affiliations

1: Microbiology Laboratory, Indiana University Health Pathology Laboratory, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. gdenys@iuhealth.org

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