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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2007, p. 1325-1329, Vol. 45, No. 4
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02437-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico{triangledown}

Alejandro Delgado,1 James T. Riordan,1,2 Reena Lamichhane-Khadka,1 David C. Winnett,1 Jennifer Jimenez,3 Kim Robinson,4 Frances G. O'Brien,5 Stephanie A. Cantore,1 and John E. Gustafson1,2*

Department of Biology,1 Molecular Biology Program, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8001,2 Mountain View Regional Medical Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001,3 Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88011,4 Gram-positive Bacteria Typing and Research Unit, Curtin University of Technology, and Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia 60005

Received 4 December 2006/ Returned for modification 16 January 2007/ Accepted 22 January 2007

A survey of 152 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains from medical centers in Las Cruces, NM, and El Paso, TX, revealed the presence of spa types 2 and 24 (clone USA100) and spa type 1 (clone USA300-0114). Las Cruces MRSA displayed relatively high vancomycin MICs, and one hetero-vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus strain was identified.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, MSC 3AF, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001. Phone: (505) 646-5660. Fax: (505) 646-5665. E-mail: jgustafs{at}nmsu.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 31 January 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2007, p. 1325-1329, Vol. 45, No. 4
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02437-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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