Comparison of the BD Phoenix system with the cefoxitin disk diffusion test for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci.
The BD Phoenix system was compared to the cefoxitin disk diffusion test for detection of methicillin (meticillin) resistance in 1,066 Staphylococcus aureus and 1,121 coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) clinical isolates. The sensitivity for Phoenix was 100%. The specificities were 99.86% for S. aureus and 88.4% for CoNS.
Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. mencacci@unipg.it
Antonella
A
Mencacci
Ines
I
Montecarlo
Francesca
F
Gonfia
Amedeo
A
Moretti
Angela
A
Cardaccia
Senia
S
Farinelli
Maria Rita
MR
Pagliochini
Angela
A
Giuliani
Michela
M
Basileo
Maria Bruna
MB
Pasticci
Francesco
F
Bistoni
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003030:Coagulase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003030:Coagulase; D002440:Cefoxitin