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Emergence of vancomycin resistance during therapy against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a burn patient--importance of low-level resistance to vancomycin.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Dec 2002
Haraga Isao, Nomura Shuichi, Fukamachi Shigeru, Ohjimi Hiroyuki, Hanaki Hideaki, Hiramatsu Keiichi, Nagayama Ariaki
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Staphylococcus aureus with low-level resistance to vancomycin (VLSA) which could develop into vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) is most important. However, VLSA is difficult to detect by standard laboratory methods. We describe here improved methods to detect VLSA. METHODS: Three methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains, designated Fu6, Fu10, and Fu18, were sequentially isolated from the...
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