2015•Journal of Bacteriology & ParasitologyOpen access

Staphylococcus aureus: An Unusual Resistance Mechanism?

Emilce Méndez

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S. aureus resistance mechanism to lincosamides by enzymatic inactivation was detected.Lnu (A) was investigated by PCR and sequenced.From one hundred Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples, two (1 susceptible and 1 methicillin-resistant S. aureus) were erythromycin and clindamycin susceptibles, lincomycin resistant and Lnu (A) positive.We suggest to test lincomycin instead of clindamycin to detect this mechanism.

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Key concepts: Staphylococcus aureus, Mechanism (biology), Microbiology, Resistance (ecology), Staphylococcus, Biology, Medicine, Bacteria