Abstract
We describe for the first time the emergence of an mecA-negative Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain with a modified PBP1A/1B that expresses resistance to all β-lactams. A duplication of the tetrapeptide S(569)AYG, which is part of the transpeptidase domain of PBP1A/1B and closely located to the K(583)TG catalytic motif, was associated with this unusual phenotype.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 169-172 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
- Endocarditis, Bacterial/microbiology
- Female
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Models, Molecular
- Penicillin-Binding Proteins/chemistry
- Peptidyl Transferases/chemistry
- Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology
- Staphylococcus lugdunensis/drug effects
- beta-Lactam Resistance/genetics
- beta-Lactams/pharmacology
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