Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5642273 | Medical Journal Armed Forces India | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The prevalence of methicillin resistance among Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) was 32.7% by PCR detection of mecA gene. The sensitivity and specificity of cefoxitin disk diffusion method against mecA gene detection by PCR were found to be more than 90%. It can be concluded from this study that cefoxitin disk diffusion test can be used as a useful screening method to detect methicillin resistance among CoNS isolates. However, detection of mecA gene by PCR remains a more accurate method of detecting methicillin resistance among CoNS.
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Authors
Maj Bhatt, Capt Tandel, Maj Singh, Col Kumar, Col Grover, Brig Sahni,