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RT @JonathanRyderMD: 2/ Methicillin resistance is usually conferred by an altered penicillin-binding protein (PBP2a) via the gene mecA (or…
RT @JonathanRyderMD: 2/ Methicillin resistance is usually conferred by an altered penicillin-binding protein (PBP2a) via the gene mecA (or…
2/ Methicillin resistance is usually conferred by an altered penicillin-binding protein (PBP2a) via the gene mecA (or sometimes mecC). MecA is detected by current molecular testing as a marker of methicillin-resistance for Staphylococcal species https: