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Staphylococcus aureus - NRS72
Other designations ( Sanger 476 )
Demographic Information:
 Country/State: United Kingdom  Date of Isolation: 01/01/1998
 Patient Age: 9 Year(s)  Gender: Male
 Patient Location: N/A  Patient Service: N/A
 Culture Source: Other (N/A)
 Phenotypic Properties:  N/A
 Genotypic Properties:  N/A
 Literature Citation:  Holden, Matthew T.G. et al. Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: Evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance. PNAS June 29,2004;101(26):9786-9791.
 Comment: N/A
 Description:  Hyper-virulent community-acquired MSSA sequenced at Sanger Centre, UK
 Repositories: Genome Sequenced Strains

S = Susceptible; R = Resistant; NS = Not Susceptible; I =Intermediate; N/A = Not Available P= Pending results
NARSA Antimicrobial Profile for Other Antimicrobial Agents Molecular Characterization Data
Drug MIC (mg/ml) CLSI Interptn
Ciprofloxacin = 0.25 S
Clindamycin = 0.06 S
Erythromycin = 0.5 S
Gentamicin = 1 S
Linezolid = 2 S
Oxacillin = 0.5 S
Penicillin > 2 R
Quinupristin/dalfopristin = 0.25 S
Teicoplanin = 0.5 S
Trimeth/sulfa <= 0.25/4.75 S
Vancomycin = 1 S
PCR Result
mecA NEGATIVE