Molecular features of heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>strains isolated from bacteremic patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>(hVISA) bacteremia is an emerging infection. Our objective was to determine the molecular features of hVISA strains isolated from bacteremic patients an...

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Main Authors: Belausov Natasha, Nitzan Yeshayahu, Zlotkin Amir, Lago Levona, Maor Yasmin, Ben-David Debby, Keller Nathan, Rahav Galia
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Acceso en liña:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/189