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Investigation of the cefazolin inoculum effect in blood culture-isolated methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strains: A Japanese multicenter study.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Jul 2026
Fukushima Shinnosuke, Tsuji Shuma, Gotoh Kazuyoshi, Iio Koji, Ogawa Sakura, Koyanagi Norihito, Ito Yuji, Koganemaru Hiroshi, Yoshida Atsushi, Hagiya Hideharu
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BACKGROUND: Cefazolin inoculum effect (CInE) is a microbiological phenomenon where the MIC of cefazolin against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) strains increases with higher bacterial volumes. METHOD: We retrospectively investigated the prevalence and characteristics of the CInE among MSSA strains isolated from blood cultures at three Japanese hospitals. The collected isolates were screened...
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