Molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hetero-resistant vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a Taiwan Medical Center.

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Hetero-resistant vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) emerges worldwide in recent decade. The purpose of this study was to investigate the glycopeptide usage trend, the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with reduced vancomycin susceptibility, the susceptible rates to newer antimicrobials, molecular epidemiology, clinical characteristics, as well as patient outcome among S. aureus bacteremia cases in a Taiwanese medical center.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Microbiol Immunol Infect

Title: Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1995-9133

ISSN (Print): 1684-1182

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2012

Volume: 45

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Publisher Item ID: S1684-1182(12)00077-1

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.05.004

PubMed ID: 22749725

SO-VID: 2e03f5d7-704e-4996-bc9f-f16b6ee2115a

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