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Occurrence of a USA300 vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus.

Authors :
Hageman JC
Patel J
Franklin P
Miscavish K
McDougal L
Lonsway D
Khan FN
Source :
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2008 Dec; Vol. 62 (4), pp. 440-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Oct 07.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

A vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) isolated from the blood of a 46-year-old patient with endocarditis was determined to be pulsed-field type USA300, daptomycin nonsusceptible, and positive for the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes. Development of the VISA phenotype does not appear limited to traditional health care strains of S. aureus.

Subjects

Subjects :
Endocarditis, Bacterial blood
Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections blood
Staphylococcus aureus classification
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Staphylococcal Infections microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus drug effects
Vancomycin pharmacology

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Language :
English
ISSN :
0732-8893
Volume :
62
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18842378
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.08.005
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