The observed difference with the free-coagulase test (Bacto coagulase plasma; Difco, Detroit, Mich.), a bound-coagulase ( ... Among Polish MRSA isolates included in the analysis, a group of free-coagulase-negative S. aureus strains was detected. Genetic ...
We show here that detection of S. aureus nasal carriage using this test is hampered by competition of DNA from coagulase- ...