Evaluation of disc diffusion methods and Vitek 2 automated system for testing susceptibility to mupirocin in Staphylococcus aureus | Zendy

X. Malaviolle | Zendy; C. hoff | Zendy; Olivier Denis | Zendy; S. Rottiers | Zendy; Marc Struelens | Zendy

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Evaluation of disc diffusion methods and Vitek 2 automated system for testing susceptibility to mupirocin in Staphylococcus aureus

Author(s) -

X. Malaviolle,

C. hoff,

Olivier Denis,

S. Rottiers,

Marc Struelens

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkn345

Subject(s) - mupirocin , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , etest , agar dilution , agar , broth microdilution , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , medicine , micrococcaceae , agar diffusion test , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , minimum inhibitory concentration , biology , bacteria , genetics

To compare the performance of the automated Vitek 2 system, the disc diffusion method and a home-made mupirocin screen agar (MSA) to detect mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates.

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