title: Glycopeptide resistance in staphylococci.
abstract: Glycopeptide antibiotics have become the last bastion for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-positive hospital pathogens, the two main ones being methicillin-resistant S. aureus and enterococci. However, in addition to the emergence of vancomycin resistance in enterococci, certain staphylococcal strains with low-level resistance to glycopeptides have increasingly been isolated from clinical specimens. This review focuses on mechanisms of resistance, epidemiology, control measures and therapeutic options for these staphylococci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Juntendo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hanaki