Open AccessEvaluation of phenotypic with genotypic methods for species identification and detection of methicillin resistant in Staphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Kunsang Ongmoo Bhutia,
T Shantikumar Singh,
Shilpie Biswas,
Luna Adhikari
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.106348
Subject(s) - cefoxitin , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , biology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , population , polymerase chain reaction , agar dilution method , medicine , gene , antibiotics , minimum inhibitory concentration , genetics , bacteria , environmental health
Phenotypic methods for the detection of methicillin resistance are inadequate, due to presence of hetero-resistant population and dependence of environmental factors that may affect the phenotypic expression of resistance.