title: The first vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from patients in Thailand.
abstract: We screened 533 and 361 methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in a university hospital in 2002 and 2003 and in 2006 and 2007, respectively, and identified 4 (0.8%) of the strains in the first group and 8 (2.2%) of the strains in second group as heterogeneous vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (heterogeneous VISA) strains and 3 (0.8%) of the strains in the second group as VISA strains. This is the first report of VISA strains isolated from patients in Thailand.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Development in Medical Diagnostic Laboratory 2, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
authors.forename: Aroonlug
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lulitanond
authors.forename: Chulapan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Engchanil
authors.forename: Prajuab
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaimanee
authors.forename: Malai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vorachit
authors.forename: Teruyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D050296:Microbial Viability; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013785:Thailand; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D014640:Vancomycin