Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus isolates misidentified as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus by the BD geneohm MRSA assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1240-1244

  Stamper, Paul D ^a,d   Louie, Lisa ^b   Wong, Henry ^b   Simor, Andrew E ^b   Farley, Jason E ^a,c   Carroll, Karen C ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN; RECOMBINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NASAL MUCOSA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79953887889     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02220-10     Document Type: Article

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