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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2009, p. 2288-2291, Vol. 47, No. 7
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02431-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Comparison of the BD Phoenix System with the Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Test for Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci{triangledown}

Antonella Mencacci,1* Ines Montecarlo,1 Francesca Gonfia,1 Amedeo Moretti,2 Angela Cardaccia,2 Senia Farinelli,1 Maria Rita Pagliochini,1 Angela Giuliani,1 Michela Basileo,1 Maria Bruna Pasticci,2 and Francesco Bistoni1

Microbiology Section,1 Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy2

Received 18 December 2008/ Returned for modification 15 February 2009/ Accepted 7 May 2009

The BD Phoenix system was compared to the cefoxitin disk diffusion test for detection of methicillin (meticillin) resistance in 1,066 Staphylococcus aureus and 1,121 coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) clinical isolates. The sensitivity for Phoenix was 100%. The specificities were 99.86% for S. aureus and 88.4% for CoNS.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, 06122 Perugia, Italy. Phone: 39 075 578 4285. Fax: 39 075 578 4298. E-mail: mencacci{at}unipg.it

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 13 May 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2009, p. 2288-2291, Vol. 47, No. 7
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02431-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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