Use of a novobiocin-containing medium for isolation of Staphylococcus saprophyticus from urine
- PMID: 6874908
- PMCID: PMC272820
- DOI: 10.1128/jcm.17.6.1161-1162.1983
Use of a novobiocin-containing medium for isolation of Staphylococcus saprophyticus from urine
Abstract
The use of a novobiocin-containing medium provided little benefit over observable quantitative growth on blood agar in detecting Staphylococcus saprophyticus in urine cultures.
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