RELIABILITY OF 2 NOVEL METHODS, ALAMAR AND E-TEST, FOR DETECTION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS

Authors
NOVAK SM HINDLER J BRUCKNER DA
Citation
Sm. Novak et al., RELIABILITY OF 2 NOVEL METHODS, ALAMAR AND E-TEST, FOR DETECTION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 31(11), 1993, pp. 3056-3057
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
31
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3056 - 3057
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1993)31:11<3056:RO2NMA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
E test strips (AB Biodisk, Culver City, Calif.) tested on 2% NaCl-supp lemented Mueller-Hinton agar and Alamar panels (Alamar, Sacramento, Ca lif.) correctly characterized 127 of 127 methicillin-resistant Staphyl ococcus aureus isolates and 100 of 100 methicillin-susceptible S. aure us isolates. These overnight antimicrobial susceptibility test systems reliably detect this clinically important resistance.