Open AccessComparison of three phenotypic techniques for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus spp. reveals a species-dependent performance
Author(s) -
M. A. John,
J. Burden,
J. I. Stuart,
R. C. Reyes,
Robert Lannigan,
Sue Milburn,
D. Diagre,
B. Wilson,
Z Hussain
Publication year - 2009
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/dkn527
Subject(s) - cefoxitin , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus saprophyticus , staphylococcus , sccmec , biology , coagulase , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
To evaluate the usefulness of the cefoxitin screen in Vitek 2 Gram-positive panels for recognizing methicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci.
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