Heterogeneous Vancomycin‐Intermediate Susceptibility Phenotype in Bloodstream Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusIsolates from an International Cohort of Patients with Infective Endocarditis: Prevalence, Genotype, and Clinical Significance | Zendy

InGyu Bae | Zendy; Jerome J. Federspiel | Zendy; José M. Miró | Zendy; Christopher W. Woods | Zendy; Lawrence Park | Zendy; Michael J. Rybak | Zendy; Thomas H. Rude | Zendy; Suzanne Bradley | Zendy; Suzana Bukovski | Zendy; Cristina García de la Mària | Zendy; Souha S. Kanj | Zendy; Tony M. Korman | Zendy; Francesc Marco | Zendy; David Murdoch | Zendy; Patrick Plésiat | Zendy; Marta RodríguezCréixems | Zendy; Porl Reinbott | Zendy; Lisa L. Steed | Zendy; Pierre Tattevin | Zendy; MarieFrançoise Tripodi | Zendy; Karly L. Newton | Zendy; G. Ralph Corey | Zendy; Vance G. Fowler | Zendy

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Heterogeneous Vancomycin‐Intermediate Susceptibility Phenotype in Bloodstream Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusIsolates from an International Cohort of Patients with Infective Endocarditis: Prevalence, Genotype, and Clinical Significance

Author(s) -

InGyu Bae,

Jerome J. Federspiel,

José M. Miró,

Christopher W. Woods,

Lawrence Park,

Michael J. Rybak,

Thomas H. Rude,

Suzanne Bradley,

Suzana Bukovski,

Cristina García de la Mària,

Souha S. Kanj,

Tony M. Korman,

Francesc Marco,

David Murdoch,

Patrick Plésiat,

Marta RodríguezCréixems,

Porl Reinbott,

Lisa L. Steed,

Pierre Tattevin,

MarieFrançoise Tripodi,

Karly L. Newton,

G. Ralph Corey,

Vance G. Fowler

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/606027

Subject(s) - infective endocarditis , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , endocarditis , genotype , bacteremia , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcal infections , medicine , micrococcaceae , teicoplanin , biology , antibiotics , antibacterial agent , bacteria , gene , genetics

The significance of heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) is unknown. Using a multinational collection of isolates from methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infective endocarditis (IE), we characterized patients with IE with and without hVISA, and we genotyped the infecting strains.

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