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A clinical laboratory performs a cefoxitin disk diffusion test on a Staphylococcus aureus isolate from a wound culture. The zone of inhibition measures 18 mm. According to current CLSI M100 guidelines, how should this result be interpreted regarding oxacillin/methicillin susceptibility?

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