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Evaluation of phenotypic methods for methicillin resistance characterization in coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS).
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2004
Caierão Juliana, Musskopf Maiara, Superti Silvana, Roesch Eliane, Dias Cícero G, d'Azevedo Pedro A
Abstract excerpt
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are the major cause of nosocomial infections. Methicillin-resistant strains are particularly important because they narrow therapeutic options. Detecting methicillin resistance among CNS has been a challenge for years. The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of an agar screening test (0.6 and 4 microg oxacillin ml(-1)), disc diffusion and the automated...
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