MRSA, VISA, and VRSA

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Across
  1. 2. MRSA often colonizes this location
  2. 5. the drug of choice for MRSA infections is this antibiotic
  3. 6. a thick __________ contributes to VISA's resistance to vancomycin
  4. 7. the mec A gene codes for a variant of the __________ binding protein, which confers MRSA its resistance to a certain antibiotic
  5. 9. most molecular methods for identifying MRSA test for the presence of this gene in addition to a species-specific target
  6. 10. this gene coding for vancomycin resistance is found in VRE and VRSA
  7. 11. MRSA may produce Panton-Valentine-Leukocidin (PVL), which is a __________
  8. 13. MRSA is resistant to 1 microgram of oxacillin and up to 30 micrograms of this antibiotic
  9. 14. MRSA is a common cause of hospital-acquired, or __________ infections
  10. 15. the blue color of MRSA colonies on Spectra agar is the result of __________ activity
Down
  1. 1. MRSA is __________ resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  2. 3. __________ MRSA can initially appear to be a "spider bite;" it can also cause necrotizing pneumonia
  3. 4. the "I" in VISA stands for this
  4. 8. this type of screening is often performed on individuals at-risk for MRSA before being admitted for treatment or surgery
  5. 12. MRSA can become VRSA (vancomycin resistant) when it receives a plasmid from vancomycin resistant __________