Comments on use of a disk diffusion method with cefoxitin (30 μg) to detect of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 867-868

  Arya, S C ^a   Kapoor, S ^a   Agarwal, N ^a   Bhasin, R ^a   George, S ^a  

^a SANT PARMANAND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERY LIGATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCREENING TEST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOXITIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 15044352938     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1232-3     Document Type: Letter

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