Identification and Methicillin Resistance Testing for Staphylococci other than S. aureus (SOSA)—What to Do Now?

CLSI and CAP 2024 Webinar

Learn about the clinical relevance of Staphylococcus species other than Staphylococcus aureus (SOSA).

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss the clinical relevance of Staphylococcus species other than Staphylococcus aureus (SoSA).
2. Describe issues surrounding detection of mecA-mediated beta-lactam resistance in SoSA.
3. Explain situations for which species level identification of SoSA is suggested.
4. Explain how to detect mecA-mediated beta lactam-resistance in SoSA.

Speakers:

• Lars Westblade, PhD, D(ABMM), medical director of Clinical Microbiology, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
• Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD, D(ABMM), FAAM, director of the Clinical Microbiology and Virology Laboratory Children’s Hospital Los Angeles