A screening test for the detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococci
Open Access
- 1 March 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 21 (2) , 213-217
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.21.2.213
Abstract
A simple method is described for the detection of methicillin-resistant strains ofStaphylococcus aureusby a disc-diffusion test on 5% NaCl agar. Information is given about the incidence of these strains in the Plymouth area.This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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