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Microbiology General 637aa38f

Surrogate marker for MRSA detection is ?

A
Cefotaxime
B
Ceftazadime
C
Cephloridine
D
Cefoxitin
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e., CefoxitinTesting with cefoxitin as a surrogate marker for the detection of methicillin resistance was very accurate with both disc both disc diffusion and agar dilution methods.Such testing clearly distinguished methicillin-resistant strains of S.aureus from methicillin-susceptible strains.

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