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The NaHCO3-Responsive Phenotype in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Is Influenced by mecA Genotype.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 21 Jun 2022
Ersoy Selvi C, Manna Adhar C, Proctor Richard A, Chambers Henry F, Harrison Ewan M, Bayer Arnold S, Cheung Ambrose
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains are a leading cause of many invasive clinical syndromes, and pose treatment difficulties due to their in vitro resistance to most β-lactams on standard laboratory testing. A novel phenotype frequently identified in MRSA strains, termed 'NaHCO3-responsiveness', is a property whereby strains are susceptible in vitro to many β-lactams in the presence of...
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