Evaluation of disc diffusion tests and agar screening for predicting mecA-mediated oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus lugdunensis revealed a cefoxitin-susceptible, mecA-positive S. lugdunensis clonal complex 27 clone
Objectives: This study evaluated disc diffusion tests and agar screening for detecting mecA-mediated oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus lugdunensis (S. lugdunensis). Methods: Staphylococcus lugdunensis isolates (n = 179) from diverse sources in Hong Kong during 1998–2018 were investigated by dis...
Main Authors: | Pak-Leung Ho, Melissa Chun-Jiao Liu, Man-Ki Tong, Pui-Man Fan, Cindy Wing-Sze Tse, Alan Ka-Lun Wu, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Kin-Hung Chow |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716519302206 |
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