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

TitleClinical isolates of Staphylococcus intermedius masquerading as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsPottumarthy, S, Schapiro, JM, Prentice, JL, Houze, YB, Swanzy, SR, Fang, FC, Cookson, BT
JournalJ Clin Microbiol
Volume42
Issue12
Pagination5881-4
Date Published2004 Dec
ISSN0095-1137
KeywordsAdult, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Coagulase, Diagnostic Errors, False Positive Reactions, Female, Hemolysis, Humans, Latex Fixation Tests, Male, Methicillin Resistance, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Penicillin-Binding Proteins, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Staphylococcal Infections, Staphylococcus, 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.
DOI10.1128/JCM.42.12.5881-5884.2004
Alternate JournalJ. Clin. Microbiol.
PubMed ID15583331
PubMed Central IDPMC535261