Open AccessPhenotypic detection of mecC-MRSA: cefoxitin is more reliable than oxacillin
Author(s) -
Robert Skov,
Anders Rhod Larsen,
Angela Kearns,
Mark A. Holmes,
Christopher Teale,
G. Edwards,
Robert L. Hill
Publication year - 2013
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/dkt341
Subject(s) - cefoxitin , agar dilution , etest , agar , broth microdilution , microbiology and biotechnology , agar dilution method , staphylococcus aureus , biology , minimum inhibitory concentration , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics
To investigate the reliability of cefoxitin and oxacillin for the detection of mecC-positive Staphylococcus aureus.
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