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Comparison of the BD Phoenix System with the Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Test for Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureusand Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology; July 2009, Vol. 47 Issue: 7 p2288-2291, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- ABSTRACTThe BD Phoenix system was compared to the cefoxitin disk diffusion test for detection of methicillin (meticillin) resistance in 1,066 Staphylococcus aureusand 1,121 coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) clinical isolates. The sensitivity for Phoenix was 100%. The specificities were 99.86% for S. aureusand 88.4% for CoNS.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00951137 and 1098660X
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs57786202
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02431-08