OBJECTIVES To examine the activity of ceftaroline against reduced-vancomycin-susceptible MRSA isolates. METHODS One-hundred and three MRSA blood culture isolates (predominantly ST239-MRSA-III), with varying vancomycin phenotypes, had their ceftaroline MICs determined by broth microdilution and MIC Evaluator strip (Oxoid-Thermo Fisher). Statistical analyses were performed that examined relatio...

The study sought to determine the rate of discordant results between genotypic and phenotypic tests for diagnosis drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Sputum samples cultured isolates from suspected DR-TB patients were, respectively, analyzed Mycobacterium by Xpert® MTB/RIF (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) line probe assays (LPA) (Hain, Nehren, Germany). Discrepant rifampicin (RMP)-resistant were ...