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Staphylococcus Aureus Was Isolated from a Patient's Surgical Wound

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Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from a patient's surgical wound.In a disk diffusion assay,the isolate was found to be resistant to cefoxitin (30 µg disk) .With which antibiotic should this patient's infection be treated?


A) Oxacillin
B) Methicillin
C) Vancomycin
D) Cephalosporin

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