Phenotypic Prediction Rule for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Zendy

Kyle J. Popovich | Zendy; Bala Hota | Zendy; Thomas W. Rice | Zendy; Alla Aroutcheva | Zendy; Robert A. Weinstein | Zendy

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Phenotypic Prediction Rule for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Author(s) -

Kyle J. Popovich,

Bala Hota,

Thomas W. Rice,

Alla Aroutcheva,

Robert A. Weinstein

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00044-07

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , genotype , phenotype , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , staphylococcal infections , micrococcaceae , biology , medicine , genetics , bacteria , gene

Recent studies have suggested that community-associated methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are encroaching upon nosocomial settings. We assessed the performance characteristics of a rule using the antimicrobial phenotype to predict genotype. This rule could be applied for epidemiologic purposes to describe the trend in CA-MRSA infections over time.

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