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Performance of penicillinase detection tests in Staphylococcus epidermidis: comparison of different phenotypic methods.
BMC microbiology - 5 Aug 2020
Aubry Benjamin, Lemarié Carole, Chenouard Rachel, Kempf Marie, Eveillard Matthieu, Pailhoriès Hélène
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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus epidermidis is the leading coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) species associated with healthcare associated infections. In order to de-escalate antimicrobial therapy, isolates of S. epidermidis lacking the blaZ gene should be eligible for targeted antimicrobial therapy. However, testing the susceptibility of coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) to penicillin G is no longer...
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