Difficult-To-Detect Staphylococcus aureus: mecA-Positive Isolates Associated with Oxacillin and Cefoxitin False-Susceptible Results

J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Mar 25;58(4):e02038-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02038-19. Print 2020 Mar 25.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA nme0@cdc.gov.

No abstract available

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; antimicrobial susceptibility testing; methicillin resistance.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Cefoxitin* / pharmacology
Humans
Methicillin Resistance
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Oxacillin / pharmacology
Penicillin-Binding Proteins / genetics
Staphylococcal Infections*
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Cefoxitin
Oxacillin