Deoxyribonuclease-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis strains.

  • 1 July 1970
    • journal article
    • Vol. 20 (1), 54-7
Abstract
Use of the agar plate test for the enzyme deoxyribonucleate 3'-nucleotidohydrolase (deoxyribonuclease) can result in frequent misdiagnosis of Staphylococcus epidermidis as S. aureus.