| Literature DB >> 11474022 |
E Gradelski1, L Valera, L Aleksunes, D Bonner, J Fung-Tomc.
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(+) strains of other species of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). However, at least 50% of the mecA-negative strains of these other species of CNS were falsely classified as methicillin and oxacillin resistant.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11474022 PMCID: PMC88269 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.8.2961-2963.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948