title: Comparison of tests to detect oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus schleiferi, and Staphylococcus aureus isolates from canine hosts.
abstract: Multiple tests were compared to the reference standard PBP2a latex agglutination test for detection of mecA-mediated oxacillin resistance in canine staphylococci. Cefoxitin disk diffusion, using breakpoints for human isolates of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp., had low sensitivity for detection of oxacillin resistance in members of the Staphylococcus intermedius group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 37996-4543, USA. bemis@utk.edu
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bemis
authors.forename: Rebekah D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Lauren E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Hiatt
authors.forename: Edward D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Ofori
authors.forename: Barton W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Rohrbach
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kania
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010068:Oxacillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012015:Reference Standards; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; C487789:mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus; D010068:Oxacillin