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Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil

Authors :
Diana Panesso
Paul Planet
Lorena Diaz
Jean-Emmanuel Hugonnet
Truc T. Tran
Apurva Narechania
Jose M. Munita
Sandra Rincon
Lina P. Carvajal
Jinnethe Reyes
Alejandra Londoño
Hannah Smith
Robert Sebra
Gintaras Deikus
George M. Weinstock
Barbara E. Murray
Flavia Rossi
Michel Arthur
Cesar A. Arias
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 10, Pp 1844-1848 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015.

Abstract

We report characterization of a methicillin-susceptible, vancomycin-resistant bloodstream isolate of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from a patient in Brazil. Emergence of vancomycin resistance in methicillin-susceptible S. aureus would indicate that this resistance trait might be poised to disseminate more rapidly among S. aureus and represents a major public health threat.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
21
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.46d944fe124a4f679afb5d66abde7092
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2110.141914