Comparison of cefoxitin and oxacillin disk diffusion methods for detection of mecA-mediated resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in a large-scale study.

Broekema, Nicole M; Van, Tam T; Monson, Timothy A; Marshall, Steven A; Warshauer, David M

Broekema, Nicole M; Van, Tam T; Monson, Timothy A; Marshall, Steven A; Warshauer, David M.

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Broekema NM; Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Communicable Disease Division, 465 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA.

J Clin Microbiol ; 47(1): 217-9, 2009 Jan.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19020073

RESUMO

The recommended breakpoints for the cefoxitin disk diffusion test for Staphylococcus aureus were recently modified. In this large-sample study, cefoxitin sensitivity and specificity compared to those of oxacillin were 97.3% and 100%, respectively. This study validated the new cefoxitin breakpoints for the detection of mecA-mediated resistance in S. aureus.

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Antibacterianos/farmacologia; Cefoxitina/farmacologia; Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/efeitos dos fármacos; Oxacilina/farmacologia; Humanos; Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana; Sensibilidade e Especificidade; Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Oxacilina / Cefoxitina / Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina / Antibacterianos Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article

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