Surrogate marker for MRSA detection is ?
Correct Answer: Cefoxitin
Description: 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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