Reliability of two novel methods, Alamar and E test, for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Nov;31(11):3056-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.11.3056-3057.1993.

Abstract

E test strips (AB Biodisk, Culver City, Calif.) tested on 2% NaCl-supplemented Mueller-Hinton agar and Alamar panels (Alamar, Sacramento, Calif.) correctly characterized 127 of 127 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates and 100 of 100 methicillin-susceptible S. aureus isolates. These overnight antimicrobial susceptibility test systems reliably detect this clinically important resistance.

MeSH terms

  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*
  • Oxacillin / pharmacology
  • Reagent Strips
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Reagent Strips
  • Oxacillin