Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil

Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil

We report characterization of a methicillin-susceptible, vancomycin-resistant bloodstream isolate of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from a patient in Brazil. Emergence of vancomycin resistance in methicillin-susceptible S. aureus would indicate that this resistance trait might be poised to dissemin...

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Main Authors: Diana Panesso, Paul Planet, Lorena Diaz, Jean-Emmanuel Hugonnet, Truc T. Tran, Apurva Narechania, Jose M. Munita, Sandra Rincon, Lina P. Carvajal, Jinnethe Reyes, Alejandra Londoño, Hannah Smith, Robert Sebra, Gintaras Deikus, George M. Weinstock, Barbara E. Murray, Flavia Rossi, Michel Arthur, Cesar A. Arias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
bacteria
antimicrobial resistance
drug resistance
methicillin susceptibility
vancomycin resistance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/10/14-1914_article

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