Evaluation of MRSA chrome agar for the detection of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of MRSA Chrome agar to detect methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and compare it with 1µg oxacillin disc diffusion tests and detection of mecA gene by PCR. A total 116 Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), isolated from various clinical...
Main Authors: | Durdana Chowdhury, Sanya Tahmina Jhora, Tarek Mahbub Khan, Sadia Afroz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ibrahim Medical College
2013-01-01
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Series: | IMC Journal of Medical Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.imcjms.com/registration/journal_full_text/56 |
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