Optimal Inoculation Methods and Quality Control for the NCCLS Oxacillin Agar Screen Test for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
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Optimal inoculation methods and quality control for the NCCLS oxacillin agar screen test for detection of oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
To define more precisely the inoculation methods to be used in the oxacillin screen test for Staphylococcus aureus, we tested agar screen plates prepared in house with 6 microg of oxacillin/ml and 4% NaCl using the four different inoculation methods that would most likely be used by clinical laboratories. The organisms selected for testing were 19 heteroresistant mecA-producing strains and 41 n...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.10.3781-3784.2001