Evaluation of methicillin resistance by cefoxitin disk diffusion and PBP2a latex agglutination test in mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus, and comparison of mecA with femA, femB, femX positivities

Microbiological Research

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 400-403

  Akcam, Fusun Zeynep ^a   Tinaz, Gulgun Bosgelmez ^b   Kaya, Onur ^a   Tigli, Arzu ^a   Ture, Ebru ^b   Hosoglu, Salih ^c  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cefoxitin; fem genes; Latex agglutination; Methicillin resistance

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ENZYME INHIBITION; GENES; LATEXES; TESTING;

CEFOXITIN; DISK DIFFUSION TESTS; FEM GENES; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PCR ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHROMOSOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; TESTING METHOD;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67650155480     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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