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Staphylococcus aureus response and adaptation to vancomycin.
Advances in microbial physiology - 1 Jan 2024
Fait Anaëlle, Silva Stephanie Fulaz, Abrahamsson Jack Åke Harry, Ingmer Hanne
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing challenge for the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clones have spread globally, and a growing number display decreased susceptibility to vancomycin, the favoured antibiotic for treatment of MRSA infections. These vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) or heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA) strains arise from...
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