Comparison of tests to detect oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus schleiferi, and Staphylococcus aureus isolates from canine hosts.
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.
Bemis
David A
DA
Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 37996-4543, USA. bemis@utk.edu
Jones
Rebekah D
RD
Hiatt
Lauren E
LE
Ofori
Edward D
ED
Rohrbach
Barton W
BW
Frank
Linda A
LA
Kania
Stephen A
SA
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; C487789:mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus; D010068:Oxacillin