Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Genotype Effects Outcomes of Patients With Healthcare-Associated MRSA Bacteremia Independently of Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration | Zendy

SheyYing Chen | Zendy; ChunHsing Liao | Zendy; JiunLing Wang | Zendy; WenChu Chiang | Zendy; MeiShu Lai | Zendy; WeiChu Chie | Zendy; WenJone Chen | Zendy; ShanChwen Chang | Zendy; PoRen Hsueh | Zendy

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Genotype Effects Outcomes of Patients With Healthcare-Associated MRSA Bacteremia Independently of Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration

Author(s) -

SheyYing Chen,

ChunHsing Liao,

JiunLing Wang,

WenChu Chiang,

MeiShu Lai,

WeiChu Chie,

WenJone Chen,

ShanChwen Chang,

PoRen Hsueh

Publication year - 2012

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 - 10.1093/cid/cis717

Subject(s) - vancomycin , bacteremia , sccmec , medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcal infections , odds ratio , minimum inhibitory concentration , antimicrobial , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , genetics

Recent evidence has shown that community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is less virulent than traditional hospital-associated MRSA. We explored whether the antimicrobial susceptibilities of the different strains account for their disparity in clinical virulence.

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