Detection of mecA-mediated resistance using reference and commercial testing methods in a collection of Staphylococcus aureus expressing borderline oxacillin MICs.

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Published in Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis on January 19, 2007

Authors

Jana M Swenson1, David Lonsway, Sigrid McAllister, Angela Thompson, Laura Jevitt, Wenming Zhu, Jean B Patel

Author Affiliations

1: Epidemiology and Laboratory Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. jswenson@cdc.gov

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