A Comparison between Polymerase Chain Reaction, Oxacillin Agar Dilusion and Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Methods in Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus Aureus

Background: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an important human pathogen associated with hospital- and community-acquired diseases, a wide range of infectious disease including minor skin disease to more sever and aggressive infections such as septicemia, pneumonia, endocarditis, and deep skin a...

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Main Authors: Seyed Asghar Havaei, Sharareh Moghim, Mojtaba Shahin, Amir Azimian, Fahimeh Ghanbari, Dariush Shokri, Mojtaba Akbari, Nafiseh Sadat Hoseini
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Language:fas
Published: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
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Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/2608