Emergence of methicillin-resistant clones from cephamycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Staphylococcus aureus strains specifically resistant to cephamycin antibiotics have been found among recent clinical isolates. These strains formed penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 2' and became phenotypically resistant to methicillin after induction with cefoxitin. Other cephamycin-type antibiotics also induced methicillin-resistance, whereas non-cephamycin-type cephalosporins such as cefmenoxime and ceftizoxime did not do so. The clones that constitutively synthesized PBP 2' arose from the cephamycin-resistant strains at a frequency of 10(-5). They were indistinguishable from clinically isolated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Cephamycin-resistant S. aureus may be a source for emerging MRSA.
Okonogi
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Central Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
Noji
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Kondo
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Imada
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Yokota
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002513:Cephamycins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003470:Culture Media; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D002267:Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D013696:Temperature
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002513:Cephamycins; D003470:Culture Media; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; D002267:Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase; D008712:Methicillin