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Daptomycin and vancomycin heteroresistance revealed among CC5-SCCmecII MRSA clone and in vitro evaluation of treatment alternatives.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Sept 2018
Okado Jessica Baleiro, Avaca-Crusca Juliana Sposto, Oliveira Alexandre Lima, Dabul Andrei Nicoli Gebieluca, Camargo Ilana Lopes Baratella da Cunha
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OBJECTIVES: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a threat to the success of clinical treatment. Besides high antimicrobial resistance rates, the presence of heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA) and heterogeneous daptomycin-non-susceptible S. aureus (hDNSSA) in the hospital environment is underestimated and is associated with treatment failure. The aim of this study was to...
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