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

doi:10.1128/JCM.02437-06

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Authors

Delgado, A.

Riordon, J.

Lamichhane-Khadka, R.

Winnett, D.

Jimenez, J.

Robinson, K.

O'Brien, Frances

Cantore, S.

Gustafson, John

Date

2007

Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Delgado, Alejandro and Riordan, James T. and Lamichhane-Khadka, Reena and Winnett, David C. and Jimenez, Jennifer and Robinson, Kim and O'Brien, Frances G. and Cantore, Stephanie A. and Gustafson, John. 2007. Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 45: 1325-1329.

Source Title

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI

10.1128/JCM.02437-06

Faculty

Division of Health Sciences

School of Biomedical Sciences

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31742

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

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.