| Literature DB >> 15583331 |
Sudha Pottumarthy1, Jeffrey M Schapiro, Jennifer L Prentice, Yolanda B Houze, Susan R Swanzy, Ferric C Fang, Brad T Cookson.
Abstract
Staphylococcus intermedius is a zoonotic organism that can be associated with human disease. We report two separate cases of S. intermedius infection in which a false-positive rapid penicillin binding protein 2a latex test in conjunction with the phenotypic properties of beta-hemolysis and coagulase positivity allowed the clinical isolates to masquerade as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 16S rRNA gene sequencing and the absence of mecA revealed the strains to be methicillin-susceptible S. intermedius.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15583331 PMCID: PMC535261 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5881-5884.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948