METHOD OF DETECTING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN MICROORGANISMS

摘要

The current invention relates to a method of detecting antibiotic resistant microorganisms, comprising culturing microorganisms in or on a chromogenic agar that has been supplemented with at least one .beta.-lactam antibiotic, provided that the .beta.-lactam is not oxacillin. The current invention also relates to kits used for the detection of antibiotic resistant organisms.