title: Direct identification of staphylococcus aureus from positive blood culture specimens with a rapid test.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente Asociada de Laboratorios Clínicos, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente Asociada de Laboratorios Clínicos, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levican
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente Asociada de Laboratorios Clínicos, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Quiroga
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente Asociada de Laboratorios Clínicos, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montiel
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente Asociada de Laboratorios Clínicos, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palavecino
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005840:Gentian Violet; D006801:Humans; D010619:Phenazines; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C035863:Gram's stain; D010619:Phenazines; D005840:Gentian Violet