Plasmid-Encoded Transferable mecB-Mediated Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

During cefoxitin-based nasal screening, phenotypically categorized methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated and tested negative for the presence of the mecA and mecC genes as well as for the SCCmec-orfX junction region. The isolate was found to carry a mecB gene previously des...

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Hauptverfasser: Karsten Becker, Sarah van Alen, Evgeny A. Idelevich, Nina Schleimer, Jochen Seggewiß, Alexander Mellmann, Ursula Kaspar, Georg Peters
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01
Schriftenreihe:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Zugang:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-1074_article

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