Evaluation of oxacillin and cefoxitin disks for detection of resistance in coagulase negative staphylococci

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 719-723

  Antunes, Ana Lúcia Souza ^b,c   Secchi, Carina ^a   Reiter, Keli Cristine ^a   Perez, Leandro Reus Rodrigues ^a   De Freitas, Ana Lúcia Peixoto ^a   D'Azevedo, Pedro Alves ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cefoxitin; Coagulase negative staphylococci; mecA gene; Methicillin resistance; Susceptibility tests

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI;

EID: 36248990082     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007005000078     Document Type: Article

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