These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus in blood cultures by use of the direct tube coagulase test.
    Author: Qian Q, Eichelberger K, Kirby JE.
    Journal: J Clin Microbiol; 2007 Jul; 45(7):2267-9. PubMed ID: 17522280.
    Abstract:
    Direct tube coagulase testing for identification of Staphylococcus aureus from BACTEC culture broth showed a sensitivity, a specificity, and positive and negative predicative values of 34%, 100%, 100%, and 80.2% with 2 h of incubation and 65%, 98.7, 99.7%, and 88.6% with 4 h of incubation. Anaerobic blood culture contributed significantly to the detection of S. aureus.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]