Impact of vancomycin use trend change due to the availability of alternative antibiotics on the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus with reduced vancomycin susceptibility: a 14-year retrospective study

Impact of vancomycin use trend change due to the availability of alternative antibiotics on the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus with reduced vancomycin susceptibility: a 14-year retrospective study

Abstract Background We investigated the trend change in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA)/heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) prevalence among methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia strains and antistaphylococcal antibiotic use together with mutation studies of vancomycin resist...

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Main Authors: Yu Ri Kang, Si-Ho Kim, Doo Ryeon Chung, Jae-Hoon Ko, Kyungmin Huh, Sun Young Cho, Cheol-In Kang, Kyong Ran Peck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Mutation
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Sequence analysis
Data warehouse
Rifampin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01140-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01140-9

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