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The detailed standard procedure is found in CLSI M100-S16, 2006. This document is available for purchase (quite expensive) at clsi.org. Most clinical laboratories should have a copy of M100-S16. A study was done using the cefoxitin disk diffusion test and published in the article below:
...Swenson JM, Tenover FC. Results of disk diffusion testing with cefoxitin correlate with presence of mecA in Staphylococcus spp. J Clin Microbiol 2005;43:3818-23
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