Evaluation of a cefoxitin 30 μg disc on Iso-Sensitest agar for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 204-207

  Skov, R ^a,b   Smyth, R ^c   Clausen, M ^b   Larsen, A R ^a   Frimodt Moller N ^a   Olsson Liljequist, B ^a   Kahlmeter, G ^c  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Lab for Susceptibility Testing   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disc diffusion; Iso Sensitest Agar; MRSA; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CEFOXITIN; METICILLIN;

AMBIENT AIR; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AGAR; CEFOXITIN; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0042028119     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg325     Document Type: Article

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