Endocarditis Caused byStaphylococcus aureuswith Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin
Author(s) -
Christopher W. Woods,
Allen C. Cheng,
Vance G. Fowler,
Mary Moorefield,
Joyce Frederick,
George Sakoulas,
Venkata G. Meka,
Fred C. Tenover,
Peter Zwadyk,
Kenneth H. Wilson
Publication year - 2004
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 - 10.1086/383027
Subject(s) - vancomycin , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcal infections , antibiotics , micrococcaceae , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , antibacterial agent , bacteria , biology , genetics
Clinical management of infective endocarditis (IE) is expected to become more difficult with the emergence of Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin (SARV) in the United States and worldwide. We report the strain characterization and treatment of a patient with SARV IE.
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