Comparison of Cefoxitin and Oxacillin Disk Diffusion Methods for Detection of mecA-Mediated Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in a Large-Scale Study

The recommended breakpoints for the cefoxitin disk diffusion test for Staphylococcus aureus were recently modified. In this large-sample study, cefoxitin sensitivity and specificity compared to those of oxacillin were 97.3% and 100%, respectively. This study validated the new cefoxitin breakpoints f...

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Main Authors: Broekema, Nicole M., Van, Tam T., Monson, Timothy A., Marshall, Steven A., Warshauer, David M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2009
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2620872/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19020073
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01506-08
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