Staphylococcus epidermidiswith Intermediate Resistance to Vancomycin: Elusive Phenotype or Laboratory Artifact? | Zendy

William M. Dunne | Zendy; Hina Qureshi | Zendy; Pervez Hassan | Zendy; Daniel A. Nafziger | Zendy

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Staphylococcus epidermidiswith Intermediate Resistance to Vancomycin: Elusive Phenotype or Laboratory Artifact?

Author(s) -

William M. Dunne,

Hina Qureshi,

Pervez Hassan,

Daniel A. Nafziger

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/320890

Subject(s) - staphylococcus epidermidis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , glycopeptide , vancomycin , coagulase , staphylococcus , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , biology , genetics

The recent and troubling isolation of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci that have increased resistance to glycopeptide antibiotics has prompted the use of aggressive surveillance measures in the clinical microbiology laboratory to aid in the recognition of these strains. Despite increasing awareness, the confirmation of glycopeptide resistance among staphylococci can be problematic; we present a case of catheter-associated peritonitis caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis to illustrate the dilemma.

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