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  • Screening media for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from non-sterile body sites.

Screening media for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from non-sterile body sites.

Medical microbiology and immunology (1990-01-01)
D J Flournoy, S Wongpradit, S L Silberg
ABSTRACT

Four hundred and forty clinical isolates were tested on Baird-Parker and Vogel-Johnson agars with 6 micrograms/ml of oxacillin, to determine their growth characteristics on these potential screening media for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). While both media performed well individually, a combination biplate with each medium may be the most useful in screening patients for MRSA from normally non-sterile sites.

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Millipore
Vogel-Johnson Agar, NutriSelect® Plus, suitable for microbiology