Staphylococcus aureus with Heterogeneous Resistance to Vancomycin: Epidemiology, Clinical Significance, and Critical Assessment of Diagnostic Methods
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 47 (10) , 3040-3045
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.47.10.3040-3045.2003
Abstract
The first report of Staphylococcus aureus with intermediate-level resistance to vancomycin (VISA) was from Japan in 1997 ([20][1]), raising the threat of incurable staphylococcal infections. Since then, a number of cases have been reported worldwide, with eight confirmed cases in the United StatesKeywords
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