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. 2013 Jan;51(1):318-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01040-12. Epub 2012 Nov 7.

Detection of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates by use of chromogenic medium MRSA ID

V Anil Kumar  1 , Katherin Steffy, Maitrayee Chatterjee, Madhan Sugumar, Kavitha R Dinesh, Anand Manoharan, Shamsul Karim, Raja Biswas
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Detection of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates by use of chromogenic medium MRSA ID

V Anil Kumar et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

Reports of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus strains are on the rise. Because of their susceptibility to oxacillin and cefoxitin, it is very difficult to detect them by using routine phenotypic methods. We describe two such isolates that were detected by chromogenic medium and confirmed by characterization of the mecA gene element.

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