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Clinical isolates of Staphylococcus intermedius masquerading as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.


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.

SUBMITTER: Pottumarthy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC535261 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Clinical isolates of Staphylococcus intermedius masquerading as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Pottumarthy Sudha S   Schapiro Jeffrey M JM   Prentice Jennifer L JL   Houze Yolanda B YB   Swanzy Susan R SR   Fang Ferric C FC   Cookson Brad T BT  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20041201 12


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-suscepti  ...[more]

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