Development of oxacillin resistance in a patient with recurrent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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Whole-genome sequencing was used to compare longitudinal isolates of Staphylococcus aureus that developed resistance to oxacillin (MIC up to 16 μg/ml). The mecA gene was absent. A novel 5-bp TATCC frameshift insertion in a gene encoding an ABC transporter similar to that of the teichoic acid translocation ATP-binding protein TagH and a 3-bp GCT nonframeshift insertion in the pdhA pyruvate dehydrogenase gene were detected in the oxacillin-resistant isolates.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 52 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014