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True identity of control Staphylococcus aureus strains and their performance in the tube coagulase test.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 1996
Wilcox M H, Walker C, Winstanley T G, Limb D I
Abstract excerpt
One hundred laboratories were asked to submit their control Staphylococcus aureus strains to determine the true identity of strains presumed to be S. aureus NCTC 6571, and also to evaluate the performance of those strains being used as controls in the tube coagulase test (TCT). Of the 60 who replied, 55 laboratories sent at least one strain labelled as S. aureus NCTC 6571 (total of 64 strains). Of these, 84% were...
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