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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community-acquired meningitis
Fecha
2006-12Registro en:
Von Specht, Martha Helena; Gardella, Noella Mariel; Tagliaferri, P; Mollerach, Marta Eugenia; Gutkind, Gabriel Osvaldo; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community-acquired meningitis; Springer; European Journal of Clinical Microbiology ; 12-2006; 267-269
0934-9723
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Von Specht, Martha Helena
Gardella, Noella Mariel
Tagliaferri, P
Mollerach, Marta Eugenia
Gutkind, Gabriel Osvaldo
Resumen
We report two children with acute bacterial meningitis due to community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) who were admitted to the Pediatric Hospital of Posadas. Both isolates were identified using standard biochemical methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using disk diffusion tests as recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute . Methicillin resistance was confirmed by detection of the mecA gene by PCR. Both CA-MRSA isolates were susceptible to all non-â-lactam antibiotics. Both strains harbored the PLV gene and SCCmec type IV. Emergence of PLV-positive CA-MRSA causing meningitis in pediatric patients requires further control measures.