Τίτλος:
Evaluation of an anti-PBP 2a slide latex agglutination test in
coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated in Greek hospitals
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Oxacillin resistance was examined in 258 coagulase-negative
staphylococci from Greek hospitals. mecA DNA was detected in 168
isolates, which were also resistant to oxacillin by agar dilution and
disk diffusion, according to the current NCCLS breakpoints. Both methods
exhibited a relatively low specificity misclassifying 21 and 19 of the
90 mec4-negative isolates respectively as oxacillin resistant. In
contrast, an anti-PBP 2a latex agglutination test, applied after
induction by oxacillin, correctly classified 163 mecA-positive
(sensitivity 97%) and 88 mecA-negative isolates (specificity 97.7%).
(C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
Συγγραφείς:
Petinaki, E
Miriagou, V
Tzouvelekis, LS
Hatzi, F and
Legakis, NJ
Maniatis, AN
Περιοδικό:
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Εκδότης:
EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI:
10.1016/S0732-8893(01)00362-5
