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Laboratory detection methods for methicillin resistance in coagulase negative Staphylococcus isolated from ophthalmic infections.
Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia - 1 Jan 2000
Oliveira Adália Dias Dourado, d'Azevedo Pedro Alves, de Sousa Luciene Barbosa, Viana-Niero Cristina, Francisco Waldemar, Lottenberg Cláudio, Martino Marines Dalla Valle, Höfling-Lima Ana Luisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To evaluate different methods of oxacillin susceptibility testing of ocular isolates, considering polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as the 'gold standard', and to compare the in vitro susceptibility to oxacillin with that of other antimicrobials used in ophthalmologic practice. METHODS: The Vitek gram-positive identification card was used to identify ocular coagulase negative Staphylococcus species. The...
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