Vancomycin susceptibility of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing nosocomial bloodstream infections

Sandra M. Tallent; Tammy Bischoff; Michael Climo; Belinda Ostrowsky; Richard P. Wenzel; Michael B. Edmond

doi:10.1128/JCM.40.6.2249-2250.2002

Vancomycin susceptibility of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing nosocomial bloodstream infections

Sandra M. Tallent, Tammy Bischoff, Michael Climo, Belinda Ostrowsky, Richard P. Wenzel, Michael B. Edmond

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Abstract

Nosocomial oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA) bloodstream isolates were tested to determine the prevalence of vancomycin heteroresistance. We screened 619 ORSA nosocomial bloodstream isolates from 36 hospitals between 1997 and 2000. Only one isolate exhibiting heterotypic resistance was detected. Thus, vancomycin heteroresistance in clinical bloodstream isolates remains rare in the United States.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2249-2250
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	40
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.6.2249-2250.2002
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Vancomycin susceptibility of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing nosocomial bloodstream infections

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