Functional Gait Assessmenta. Requirements: A marked 6-m (20-ft) walkway that is marked with a 30.48-cm (12-in) width. ______1. GAIT LEVEL SURFACE. Instructions: Walk at your normal speed from here to the next mark (6 m. [20 ft]). Grading: Mark the highest category that applies.
In the medical setting, the most important groups are the alpha-hemolytic streptococci S. pneumoniae and Streptococcus viridans group, and the beta-hemolytic streptococci of Lancefield groups A and B (also known as âgroup A strepâ and âgroup B strepâ).
Among coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), Staphylococcus haemolyticus is the second most frequently isolated from human blood cultures (18) and has the highest level of antimicrobial resistance (3, 8). Methicillin resistance is conferred by the mecA gene, carried on the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (SCCmec) (12). Eight types (I to VIII) of SCCmec have been assigned for Staphylococcus aureus (11), and SCCmec type V has already been found in CoNS, particularly in S. haemolyticus (13).