Rapid capillary tube method for detecting penicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

  • 1 March 1972
    • journal article
    • Vol. 23 (3), 649-50
Abstract
A simple, rapid capillary tube test to discriminate between penicillin-resistant and -sensitive Staphylococcus aureus is presented. This test detects penicillinase in noninduced primary isolates from blood-agar plates.