Bacteremia caused by a mecA-positive oxacillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strain with inducible resistance

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;83(4):377-8. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.09.001. Epub 2015 Sep 4.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bacteremia; MRSA; Susceptibility testing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Typing
  • Oxacillin / pharmacology*
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Transcriptional Activation / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus
  • Oxacillin