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Comparison of five methods for oxacillin susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cystic fibrosis patients.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Dec 2012
Mimica Marcelo J, Carvalho Rozane L, Berezin Eitan N, Damaceno Neiva, Caiaffa-Filho Hélio H
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are now a worldwide problem. Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are commonly colonized and infected by MRSA. Accurate oxacillin susceptibility testing is mandatory for the adequate management of these patients. We performed a comparison of the accuracy of different tests in CF isolates, including methicillin-susceptible S. aureus and MRSA with different SCCmec types,...
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