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Correlation between oxacillin resistance and the presence of the resistance gene mecA
| Species | No. of strains (type) tested by disk diffusion with oxacillin | PCR results for mecA
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| No. positive | No. negative | ||
| S. aureus | 66 (resistant) | 62 | 4 |
| S. aureus | 140 (susceptible) | 1 | 139 |
| S. epidermidis | 146 (resistant) | 146 | 0 |
| S. epidermidis | 42 (susceptible) | 3 | 39 |
