Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico

A survey of 152 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains from medical centers in Las Cruces, NM, and El Paso, TX, revealed the presence of spa types 2 and 24 (clone USA100) and spa type 1 (clone USA300-0114). Las Cruces MRSA displayed relatively high vancomycin MICs, and one hetero...

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Main Authors: Delgado, A., Riordon, J., Lamichhane-Khadka, R., Winnett, D., Jimenez, J., Robinson, K., O'Brien, Frances, Cantore, S., Gustafson, John
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31742
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author Delgado, A.
Riordon, J.
Lamichhane-Khadka, R.
Winnett, D.
Jimenez, J.
Robinson, K.
O'Brien, Frances
Cantore, S.
Gustafson, John
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Winnett, D.
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O'Brien, Frances
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Gustafson, John
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description A survey of 152 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains from medical centers in Las Cruces, NM, and El Paso, TX, revealed the presence of spa types 2 and 24 (clone USA100) and spa type 1 (clone USA300-0114). Las Cruces MRSA displayed relatively high vancomycin MICs, and one hetero-vancomycinintermediate S. aureus strain was identified.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-317422017-09-13T15:53:33Z Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico Delgado, A. Riordon, J. Lamichhane-Khadka, R. Winnett, D. Jimenez, J. Robinson, K. O'Brien, Frances Cantore, S. Gustafson, John A survey of 152 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains from medical centers in Las Cruces, NM, and El Paso, TX, revealed the presence of spa types 2 and 24 (clone USA100) and spa type 1 (clone USA300-0114). Las Cruces MRSA displayed relatively high vancomycin MICs, and one hetero-vancomycinintermediate S. aureus strain was identified. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31742 10.1128/JCM.02437-06 American Society for Microbiology fulltext
spellingShingle Delgado, A.
Riordon, J.
Lamichhane-Khadka, R.
Winnett, D.
Jimenez, J.
Robinson, K.
O'Brien, Frances
Cantore, S.
Gustafson, John
Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico
title Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico
title_full Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico
title_fullStr Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico
title_short Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico
title_sort hetero-vancomycin-intermediate methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolate from a medical center in las cruces, new mexico
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31742