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. 1993 Nov;31(11):3056-7.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.11.3056-3057.1993.

Reliability of two novel methods, Alamar and E test, for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

S M Novak  1 , J Hindler, D A Bruckner
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Reliability of two novel methods, Alamar and E test, for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

S M Novak et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Nov.

Abstract

E test strips (AB Biodisk, Culver City, Calif.) tested on 2% NaCl-supplemented Mueller-Hinton agar and Alamar panels (Alamar, Sacramento, Calif.) correctly characterized 127 of 127 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates and 100 of 100 methicillin-susceptible S. aureus isolates. These overnight antimicrobial susceptibility test systems reliably detect this clinically important resistance.

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