Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Tube and Agar dilution method are _____ methods to test antibiotic sensitivity.

Answer: dilution

Flashcard 2: _____ gene from vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus to S. aureus is an example of transposition.

Answer: VanA

Flashcard 3: The disc diffusion method for antibiotic susceptibility testing is applied in the _____ method.

Answer: Kirby Bauer

Flashcard 4: _____ resistance occurs in Enterococcus spp. (VRE) via amino acid modification of D-Ala-D-Ala to D-Ala-D-Lac.

Answer: Vancomycin

Flashcard 5: Resistance in MRSA is mediated by _____ gene which is coded on the chromosome

Answer: mecA

Flashcard 6: _____ genes are responsible for FQ resistance

Answer: gyrA and gyrB

Extra: 

Flashcard 7: Community acquired MRSA is _____drug resistant and more virulent

Answer: mono

Flashcard 8: _____ agar is used in Kirby-Bauer s disc diffusion method of antibiotic sensitivity testing.

Answer: Mueller-Hinton