title: Septic arthritis caused by vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Four methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates were consecutively isolated from synovial fluid and a knee wound of a patient with septic arthritis. Determination of the MIC of vancomycin and population analysis confirmed these isolates as vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA). Results of this study also revealed that cell wall thickness and reduced susceptibility to Triton X-100 were characteristic features of VISA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical College, No. 325, Section 2, Cheng-kung Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. jjl@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw
authors.forename: Jang-Jih
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shih-Yi
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Su-Yang
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hwa
authors.forename: An-Hang
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin