Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from screening swabs: comparison of blood agar and SAID, pre and post-enrichment.
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Microbiology Department, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin,, Ireland. ameenan@coombe.ieIssue Date
2012-02-01T10:58:45ZMeSH
Carrier State/epidemiology/*microbiologyCross Infection/prevention & control
Culture Media/*standards
Female
Humans
Infant
Methicillin Resistance
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nasal Cavity/*microbiology
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology/*microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus/growth & development/*isolation & purification
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Br J Biomed Sci. 2009;66(4):200-3.Journal
British journal of biomedical sciencePubMed ID
20095129Language
engISSN
0967-4845 (Print)0967-4845 (Linking)
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