Occurrence of a USA300 vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract A vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) isolated from the blood of a 46-year-old patient with endocarditis was determined to be pulsed-field type USA300, daptomycin nonsusceptible, and positive for the Panton–Valentine leukocidin genes. Development of the VISA phenotype does...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2008-12, Vol.62 (4), p.440-442
Hauptverfasser:	Hageman, Jeffrey C, Patel, Jean, Franklin, Patrick, Miscavish, Karen, McDougal, Linda, Lonsway, David, Khan, Fazle N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Drug Resistance, Bacterial Endocarditis, Bacterial - blood Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Internal Medicine Male Medical sciences Microbiology Middle Aged Miscellaneous Staphylococcal Infections - blood Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus - classification Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects Vancomycin Vancomycin - pharmacology VISA
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract A vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) isolated from the blood of a 46-year-old patient with endocarditis was determined to be pulsed-field type USA300, daptomycin nonsusceptible, and positive for the Panton–Valentine leukocidin genes. Development of the VISA phenotype does not appear limited to traditional health care strains of S. aureus.
ISSN:	0732-8893 1879-0070
DOI:	10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.08.005