Detection of low-level oxacillin resistance in mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 408-412

  Witte, W ^a   Pasemann, B ^a   Cuny, C ^b  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Disk diffusion; MICs; MRSA; Oxacillin resistance; Phenotypic detection; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; INOCULATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33847787866     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01671.x     Document Type: Article

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