Comparison of PCR detection of mecA with standard susceptibility testing methods to determine methicillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci

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Approximately 75% of coagulase-negative staphylococci are resistant to methicillin, but it is suspected that even more resistance exists that is not detected by standard susceptibility assays. To determine the most accurate assay for measuring resistance, we compared the detection of mecA by PCR with detection by National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards methods using oxacillin as the class drug....

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