Identification and detection of methicillin resistance in non-Epidermidis coagulase-negative staphylococci

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-320

  Secchi, Carina ^a,b,d   Souza Antunes, Ana Lúcia ^a   Rodrigues Perez, Leandro Reus ^a   Cantarelli, Vlademir Vicente ^b,c   d'Azevedo, Pedro Alves ^a  

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

^b Weinmann Laboratory   (Brazil)

^c NH   (Brazil)

^d Rua Ramiro Barcelos 910 cj 905   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cefoxitin; Coagulase negative Staphylococcus; mecA gene; Oxacillin; Susceptibility diagnostic

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A;

ACCURACY; AGAR DILUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI;

EID: 60649085633     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702008000400012     Document Type: Article

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