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. 1993 Nov;31(11):3056–3057. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.11.3056-3057.1993

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

S M Novak 1, J Hindler 1, D A Bruckner 1
PMCID: PMC266215  PMID: 8263200

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.

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