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. 1990 Sep;34(9):1780–1782. doi: 10.1128/aac.34.9.1780

Characterization of mechanisms of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus saprophyticus.

C W Stratton 1, M S Gelfand 1, J L Gerberding 1, H F Chambers 1
PMCID: PMC171924  PMID: 2285290

Abstract

The resistance mechanisms of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus saprophyticus were characterized. Penicillin-binding protein (PBP) studies demonstrated an inducible PBP identical to PBP 2a in the membranes of these isolates. The amount of beta-lactamase produced was minimal. PBP 2a is responsible for the methicillin resistance observed in these strains of S. saprophyticus.

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