Two new colorimetric methods for early detection of vancomycin and oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Coban, AHMET; BOZDOGAN, B; CIHAN, CC; CETINKAYA, EMRAH; BILGIN, K; DARKA, O; AKGUNES, A; DURUPINAR, B; APPELBAUM, PC

doi:10.1128/jcm.44.2.580-582.2006

Two new colorimetric methods for early detection of vancomycin and oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Coban A. Y., BOZDOGAN B., CIHAN C., CETINKAYA E., BILGIN K., DARKA O., ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol.44, no.2, pp.580-582, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 44 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1128/jcm.44.2.580-582.2006
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.580-582
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We developed two colorimetric methods for the detection of vancomycin- and oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in <= 6 h: (i) a nitrate reductase assay and (ii) a resazurin microplate method. MICs agreed with results obtained by CLI methods for oxacillin. However, detection of vancomycin resistance required a larger inoculum. These methods may be recommended for the detection of vancomycin- and oxacillin-resistant S. aureus.