title: Use of cefoxitin-based selective broth for improved detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: A cefoxitin-based selective broth was evaluated for its efficiency in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by the use of laboratory reference strains, clinical isolates of different clones, and clinical samples. The cefoxitin-based broth was proved to be more sensitive and rapid for the detection of MRSA strains, especially heterogeneously resistant strains, than the oxacillin-based broth.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, F82, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm SE-141 86, Sweden. hong.fang@karolinska.se
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hedin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D002440:Cefoxitin