| Literature DB >> 19748429 |
Dahlene N Fusco1, Elizabeth L Alexander, Scott A Weisenberg, Jose R Mediavilla, Barry N Kreiswirth, Audrey N Schuetz, Stephen G Jenkins, Kyu Y Rhee.
Abstract
We report a case of recurrent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a patient who failed vancomycin due to a vancomycin-heteroresistant strain lacking methicillin resistance. Although initial isolates were susceptible, isolates obtained after vancomycin chemotherapy were vancomycin heteroresistant. This case thus illustrates the clinical emergence of vancomycin heteroresistance.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19748429 PMCID: PMC5227555 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.05.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803