This review aims to discuss expert systems in general and how they may be used in
medicine as a whole and clinical microbiology in particular (with the aid of interpretive …

Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common skin coloniser and less
commonly causes infection. MRSA colonisation should be contained by infection control …

The cefoxitin disk diffusion (DD) test for predicting mecA-mediated oxacillin resistance in
staphylococci was assessed during a three-phase study. In phase 1, one laboratory tested …

Objectives: To evaluate the performance of oxacillin, cefazolin, cefoxitin, cefotaxime and
imipenem discs; Etest for oxacillin; microdilution; agar screening plates with 2 and 6 mg/L of …

Filter paper disks impregnated with antimicrobial agents are placed on the agar. The
NCCLS describes a standard method for disk diffusion testing of nonfastidious bacteria. The …

US9149473B2 - Targeted whole genome amplification method for identification of pathogens -
Google Patents US9149473B2 - Targeted whole genome amplification method for identification …

Objectives: To evaluate the performance of a cefoxitin 30 µg disc on Iso-Sensitest agar,
using a semi-confluent inoculum and overnight incubation at 35–36° C, for detection of …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been recognized as one of the major
pathogens in hospital as well as community settings. In India, the mean isolation rate of …

Staphylococcus aureus has been responsible for a great deal of human morbidity and
mortality throughout history. It causes a variety of minor diseases, such as localized skin …

This chapter on special phenotypic methods for detecting antibacterial resistance describes
details of tests for detection of high‐level aminoglycoside resistance and acquired …