Article
The increased frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with low MIC of beta-lactam antibiotics isolated from hospitalized patients.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2020
Iwata Yasunori, Sakai Norihiko, Yoneda Ikuko, Satou Kenji, Furuichi Kengo, Senda Yasuko, Sakai-Takemori Yukiko, Wada Taizo, Fujita Shinichi, Ogura Hisahiro, Sato Kouichi, Minami Taichiro, Yamaguchi Kaori, Kitajima Shinji, Toyama Tadashi, Yamamura Yuta, Miyagawa Taro, Hara Akinori, Shimizu Miho, Sakai Yoshio, Ikeo Kazuho, Shichino Shigeyuki, Ueha Satoshi, Nakajima Takuya, Matsushima Kouji, Wada Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes severe infectious diseases and can be life-threatening in healthcare-settings. MRSA is classified into health-care associated (HA)-MRSA strains and community acquired (CA)-MRSA strains based on genotype and phenotype. CA-MRSA has been reported to show the lower minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of some antibiotics as compared to HA-MRSA. Recently, the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
