[VISA and hetero-VISA among Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from clinical cases].
The VISA (vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus) and hetero-VISA strains were found among all isolates of S. aureus obtained in the years 1997-2000. The frequency of VISA was 0.3% and h-VISA was about 3%. Most but not all of the h-VISA and all VISA strains were methicillin resistant. Moreover the usefulness of different methods enabling recognition of the h-VISA strains was compared.
Katedra i Zakład Mikrobiologii Lekarskiej Centrum Biostruktury AM w Warszawie.
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Młynarczyk
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Młynarczyk
Mirosław
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D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013045:Species Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance