Utility of cefoxitin resistance determination by disk diffusion method for routine detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Saudi Med J

Department of Infection Control, Internal Medicine, Surgery, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Hofuf, Al-Hasa 31982, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Published: December 2005

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