R. Skov

Effects of temperature on the detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus using cefoxitin disc diffusion testing with Iso-Sensitest agar (2009)

Skov, R., Smyth, R., Yusof, A., Karlsson, A., Mills, K., Frimodt-Moller, N., ...

Objectives Cefoxitin is today the substance of choice for the phenotypic detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We investigated the influence of incubation temperature in...

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among veterinarians: an international study (2008)

Wulf, M., Sørum, M., Nes, A. Van, Skov, R., Melchers, W.J., Klaassen, C.H., ...

Pig farmers and veterinarians in contact with livestock in The Netherlands have a higher risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage than the general population. The objective...

Evaluation of cefoxitin 5 and 10 {micro}g discs for the detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococci (2005)

Skov, R., Smyth, R., Larsen, A. R., Frimodt-Møller, N., Kahlmeter, G.

Objective: To evaluate cefoxitin 5 and 10 µg discs for detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococci. Methods: Six hundred and forty-one Staphylococcus aureus (261 mecA-negative and 380...

Evaluation of cefoxitin 5 and 10 {micro}g discs for the detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococci (2005)

Skov, R., Smyth, R., Larsen, A. R., Frimodt-Møller, N., Kahlmeter, G.

Objective: To evaluate cefoxitin 5 and 10 μg discs for detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococci. Methods: Six hundred and forty-one Staphylococcus aureus (261 mecA-negative and 380...

Evaluation of a cefoxitin 30 {micro}g disc on Iso-Sensitest agar for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2003)

Skov, R., Smyth, R., Clausen, M., Larsen, A. R., Frimodt-Møller, N., Olsson-Liljequist, B., ...

Objectives: To evaluate the performance of a cefoxitin 30 µg disc on Iso-Sensitest agar, using a semi-confluent inoculum and overnight incubation at 35-36°C, for detection of methicillin-resistant...

Evaluation of a cefoxitin 30 {micro}g disc on Iso-Sensitest agar for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2003)

Skov, R., Smyth, R., Clausen, M., Larsen, A. R., Frimodt-Møller, N., Olsson-Liljequist, B., ...

Objectives: To evaluate the performance of a cefoxitin 30 µg disc on Iso-Sensitest agar, using a semi-confluent inoculum and overnight incubation at 35–36°C, for detection of...

Evaluation of a cefoxitin 30 {micro}g disc on Iso-Sensitest agar for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2003)

Skov, R., Smyth, R., Clausen, M., Larsen, A. R., Frimodt-Møller, N., Olsson-Liljequist, B., ...

Objectives: To evaluate the performance of a cefoxitin 30 µg disc on Iso-Sensitest agar, using a semi-confluent inoculum and overnight incubation at 35-36°C, for detection of methicillin-resistant...

In vitro study of the susceptibility of Escherichia coli to mecillinam (2000)

Bjerager, L., Skov, R., Frimodt-Møller, N.

Phenotypic Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by Disk Diffusion Testing and Etest on Mueller-Hinton Agar▿

Skov, R., Smyth, R., Larsen, A. R., Bolmstrôm, A., Karlsson, A., Mills, K., ...

Cefoxitin is increasingly recommended for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) when using disk diffusion testing. In this study, 95 mecA-negative S. aureus isolates and...

Characterization of the Epidemic European Fusidic Acid-Resistant Impetigo Clone of Staphylococcus aureus▿

O'Neill, A. J., Larsen, A. R., Skov, R., Henriksen, A. S., Chopra, I.

Resistance to the antibiotic fusidic acid in European strains of Staphylococcus aureus causing impetigo has increased in recent years. This increase appears to have resulted from clonal expansion of...

Epidemiology of European Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 80 Type IV Strains Isolated in Denmark from 1993 to 2004▿

Larsen, A. R., Böcher, S., Stegger, M., Goering, R., Pallesen, L. V., Skov, R.

In Europe, community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections have been caused predominantly by isolates belonging to the “European CA-MRSA” clone (sequence...

Evaluation of Four Selective Agars and Two Enrichment Broths in Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus▿

Böcher, S., Smyth, R., Kahlmeter, G., Kerremans, J., Vos, M. C., Skov, R.

To evaluate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus detection, we tested in vitro four selective agars and two enrichment broths apart and in combination. Tryptone soya broth with salt,...