Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolates to vancomycin at a university hospital in southern Brazil

The in vitro susceptibilty of Staphylococcus aureus to vancomycin was evaluated from impatients at a Brazilian University Hospital by the Etest and a screening method. No vancomycin intermediate (VISA) or vancomycin resistant (VRSA) S. aureus isolate was identified. Three patients presented as heteroresistant VISA (h-VISA) isolates but none of them received vancomycin previously.

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Main Authors: Lutz,Larissa, Barth,Afonso Luís
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2006
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822006000300009
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Summary:The in vitro susceptibilty of Staphylococcus aureus to vancomycin was evaluated from impatients at a Brazilian University Hospital by the Etest and a screening method. No vancomycin intermediate (VISA) or vancomycin resistant (VRSA) S. aureus isolate was identified. Three patients presented as heteroresistant VISA (h-VISA) isolates but none of them received vancomycin previously.