title: Loss of mecA gene in Staphylococcus epidermidis after prolonged therapy with vancomycin.
authors.forename: Parham
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sendi
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Graber
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zimmerli
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C487495:MecA protein, Staphylococcus epidermidis; D014640:Vancomycin