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. 2005 Apr;43(4):2028-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.2028-2029.2005.

Is the cefoxitin disk test reliable enough to detect oxacillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci?

Eliete A M Frigatto, Antonia M O Machado, Antônio C C Pignatari, Ana C Gales

Is the cefoxitin disk test reliable enough to detect oxacillin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci?

Eliete A M Frigatto et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Apr.
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