Clinical Isolates ofStaphylococcus intermediusMasquerading as Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus
Year: 2004
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Staphylococcus intermedius is a zoonotic organism that can be associated with human disease. We report two separate cases of S. intermedius infection in which a false-positive rapid penicillin binding protein 2a latex test in conjunction with the phenotypic properties of beta-hemolysis and coagulase positivity allowed the clinical isolates to masquerade as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 16S rRNA gene sequencing and the absence of mecA revealed the strains to be methicillin-susceptible S. intermedius.
Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Institution: University of Washington
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2172154836