The First Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Patients in Thailand | Zendy

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The First Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Patients in Thailand

Author(s) -

Aroonlug Lulitad,

Chulapan Engchanil,

Prajuab Chaimanee,

M Vorachit,

Teruyo Ito,

Keiichi Hiramatsu

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01749-08

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , micrococcaceae , meticillin , staphylococcal infections , antibiotics , biology , antibacterial agent , medicine , bacteria , genetics

We screened 533 and 361 methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in a university hospital in 2002 and 2003 and in 2006 and 2007, respectively, and identified 4 (0.8%) of the strains in the first group and 8 (2.2%) of the strains in second group as heterogeneous vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (heterogeneous VISA) strains and 3 (0.8%) of the strains in the second group as VISA strains. This is the first report of VISA strains isolated from patients in Thailand.

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