Failure of broth-based tests to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a clinical specimen.
Schwaber
M J
MJ
Division of Epidemiology and Laboratories of Molecular Epidemiology and Microbiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel. schwm@massmed.org
Navon-Venezia
S
S
Leavitt
A
A
Mekuzas
Y
Y
Hammer-Münz
O
O
Schlesinger
J
J
Schwartz
D
D
Carmeli
Y
Y
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D004269:DNA, Bacterial