Correlation between genotype and phenotypic categorization of staphylococci based on methicillin susceptibility and resistance

Authors
Gradelski, E Valera, L Aleksunes, L Bonner, D Fung-Tomc, J
Citation
E. Gradelski et al., Correlation between genotype and phenotypic categorization of staphylococci based on methicillin susceptibility and resistance, J CLIN MICR, 39(8), 2001, pp. 2961-2963
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2961 - 2963
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200108)39:8<2961:CBGAPC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Positive correlation between methicillin and oxacillin susceptibility test results and the detection of the mecA gene was observed for Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, and S. haemolyticus as well as among mecA(+) strain s of other species of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). However, at l east 50% of the mecA-negative strains of these other species of CNS were fa lsely classified as methicillin and oxacillin resistant.