Table 3. Technical Comparison between different methods and MTT based method.

Method	Media requirement per test	Time required	MIC determination	Complexity
Agar dilution Method9	300 ml	24 h	Yes	More tedious with higher media requirement
Easy MIC Test9	20 ml	24 h	Yes	Required Easy MIC strips which increased the cost
MTT based Method	300 μl	7 h	Yes	Very less media required, rapid and simple
Oxacillin Screen Agar9	20 ml	24 h	No	Cannot detect borderline resistant strains
Oxacillin Disc Diffusion9	20 ml	24 h	No	Gives false positive results
PCR for mecA14	–	12–16 h	No	Set up not available in all laboratories