Evaluation of mupA Evigene in comparison to disk diffusion for detection of high-level mupirocin resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
High-level mupirocin resistance (H-Mu(r)) in S. aureus is associated with the mupA gene. The mupA Evigene test rapidly identifies this gene. This study assessed the performance of mupA Evigene compared to that of susceptibility disk testing. mupA Evigene detected H-Mu(r) in 6/179 S. aureus isolates, and the results were concordant with those of susceptibility disk testing.
MedStar Health Research Institute, 108 Irving St. NW, GHRB 306, Washington, DC, USA.
Carlos
C
Acuna-Villaorduna
Matthew J
MJ
Hardwick
Suzanne
S
Goucher
Masashi
M
Waga
Shmuel
S
Shoham
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; C480380:mupA protein, Staphylococcus aureus; D016712:Mupirocin