Evaluation of a 10 μg cefoxitin disc for the detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by BSAC methodology [2]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 599-600

  Andrews, Jenny ^a   Brenwald, N ^a   Brown, D F J ^b   Perry, J ^c   King, A ^d   Gemmell, C ^e  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mecA; Methicillin; MRSA; S. aureus; Staphylococci

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; METICILLIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LETTER; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE;

CEFOXITIN; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 24644461032     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki267     Document Type: Letter

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