Molecular epidemiology of heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Brazil
To determine the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of 12 Staphylococcus aureus isolates presenting heteroresistance to vancomycin in laboratories of two cities in Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Epidemiological data, including the city of isolation, health institution, and date of isola...
Main Authors: | Alessandro Conrado de Oliveira Silveira, Gabriela Rosa da Cunha, Juliana Caierão, Caio Mauricio Mendes de Cordova, Pedro Alves d’Azevedo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015001385 |
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