Evaluation of the accuracy of various phenotypic tests to detect oxacillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 210-212

  Perez, Leandro Reus Rodrigues ^a,b   d'Azevedo, Pedro Alves ^c  

^a Mãe de Deus Hospital   (Brazil)

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

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

Author keywords

Cefoxitin; CoNS; Oxacillin

Indexed keywords

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

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISK DIFFUSION; GOLD STANDARD; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROC CURVE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS;

EID: 54349089217     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702008000300009     Document Type: Article

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