Comparison of cefoxitin disc diffusion test, oxacillin screen agar, and PCR for mecA gene for detection of MRSA

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-29

  Anand, K ^a   Agrawal, P ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Kapila, K ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cefoxitin; mecA gene; MRSA

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 59049084207     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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