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. 1982 Jan;21(1):173–175. doi: 10.1128/aac.21.1.173

Temperature Effect on the Susceptibility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to Four Different Cephalosporins

Hanna N Canawati 1,2, Joyce L Witte 3, Francisco L Sapico 1,3
PMCID: PMC181849  PMID: 6919411

Abstract

Forty isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were tested for in vitro susceptibility to cephalothin, cefamandole, cefotaxime, and moxalactam, using the disk diffusion and microbroth dilution methods at incubation temperatures of 30 and 35°C. Resistance to all four antibiotics was more clearly evident at an incubation temperature of 30°C.

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