Analysis of Borderline Oxacillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (BORSA) Strains Isolated in Tunisia

Twenty-three strains of Staphylococcus aureus with borderline resistance to oxacillin were studied. These strains were not detected by the cefoxitin test, tests for penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a), mecA, and mecA(LGA251) were negative, and the strains were genetically unrelated. To detect all...

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Main Authors: Maalej, Senda Mezghani, Rhimi, Faouzia Mahjoubi, Fines, Marguerite, Mnif, Basma, Leclercq, Roland, Hammami, Adnene
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3457433/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22814459
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01354-12
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