Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Invasive Heteroresistant Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Korean Hospitals | Zendy

Eu Suk Kim | Zendy; InGyu Bae | Zendy; Jeong Eun Cho | Zendy; Yun Jung Choi | Zendy; IlHwan Kim | Zendy; GiSu Kang | Zendy; Hye-yun Sin | Zendy; KyoungHo Song | Zendy; Chulmin Park | Zendy; DongGun Lee | Zendy; Moonsuk Kim | Zendy; Kyoung Un Park | Zendy; Hong Bin Kim | Zendy

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Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Invasive Heteroresistant Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Korean Hospitals

Author(s) -

Eu Suk Kim,

InGyu Bae,

Jeong Eun Cho,

Yun Jung Choi,

IlHwan Kim,

GiSu Kang,

Hye-yun Sin,

KyoungHo Song,

Chulmin Park,

DongGun Lee,

Moonsuk Kim,

Kyoung Un Park,

Hong Bin Kim

Publication year - 2015

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.02595-15

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

Invasive heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (h-VISA) isolates were identified and characterized in 10 Korean hospitals from July 2009 to June 2011. The prevalence of h-VISA infections was 3.3% (42/1,289). Most (41/42) were health care-associated infections caused by strains belonging to sequence type 5. Cases of persistent bacteremia were frequent (17/42), and 30-day mortality was high (16/40).

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