Staphylococcus aureus with heterogeneous resistance to vancomycin: epidemiology, clinical significance, and critical assessment of diagnostic methods

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2003 Oct;47(10):3040-5. doi: 10.1128/AAC.47.10.3040-3045.2003.
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Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Staphylococcus aureus / growth & development
  • Vancomycin / pharmacology*
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use
  • Vancomycin Resistance*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Vancomycin