Improved Detection of mecA-Mediated β-Lactam Resistance in Staphylococcus lugdunensis Using a New Oxacillin Salt Agar Screen

Improved Detection of mecA-Mediated β-Lactam Resistance in Staphylococcus lugdunensis Using a New Oxacillin Salt Agar Screen

Oxacillin resistance mediated by mecA in Staphylococcus lugdunensis is emerging in some geographic areas. We evaluated cefoxitin disk diffusion (DD) and a new oxacillin agar (supplemented with 2 μg/ml oxacillin and 2% sodium chloride) screen for the detection of mecA-mediated resistance in S. lugdun...

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Main Authors: Pak-Leung Ho, Ying-Hang Law, Melissa Chun-Jiao Liu, Andes Lau, Man-Ki Tong, Kin-Hung Chow, Alan Ka-Lun Wu, Cindy Wing-Sze Tse, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Tak-Lun Que
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
cefoxitin
methicillin resistance and mecA gene
susceptibility test comparison
Staphylococcus lugdunensis
oxacillin agar screening method
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.704552/full

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