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

Autor: Lutz, Larissa, Barth, Afonso Luís
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 244-246, Published: SEP 2006
Popis: 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. A suscetibilidade in vitro de Staphylococcus aureus à vancomicina foi avaliada em pacientes internados em um Hospital Universitário Brasileiro pelo Etest e por um método de triagem. Nenhuma amostra de S. aureus resistente (VRSA) ou com resistência intermediária (VISA) à vancomicina foi isolada. Três pacientes tiveram amostras heteroresistentes VISA (h-VISA), mas nenhum destes recebeu vancomicina previamente.
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