| Literature DB >> 19949055 |
Wenchi Shang1, Todd A Davies, Robert K Flamm, Karen Bush.
Abstract
Induction of mecA by ceftobiprole and oxacillin in 18 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates with various SCCmec cassettes was examined using reverse transcriptase PCR. The magnitude of mecA induction, 3- to 65-fold for ceftobiprole and 2- to 69-fold for oxacillin, did not correlate with ceftobiprole MICs (<or=4 microg/ml), although the 11 isolates with at least 13-fold induction by oxacillin all had oxacillin MICs of >or=256 microg/ml. No correlation between magnitude of induction and SCCmec type was found.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19949055 PMCID: PMC2812168 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01024-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191