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Genotype-specific prevalence of heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Asian countries.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Sept 2015
Chung Doo Ryeon, Lee Chaeyoeng, Kang Yu Ri, Baek Jin Yang, Kim So Hyun, Ha Young Eun, Kang Cheol-In, Peck Kyong Ran, Lee Nam Yong, Song Jae-Hoon
Abstract excerpt
Although heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) has been increasingly reported, the true prevalence of hVISA is unclear, especially in Asia. In this study, the genotype-specific prevalence of hVISA among meticillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates collected from Asian countries was determined. Among MRSA collections from South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, the...
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