title: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Michigan, USA, 2007.
abstract: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) infections, which are always methicillin-resistant, are a rare but serious public health concern. We examined 2 cases in Michigan in 2007. Both patients had underlying illnesses. Isolates were vanA-positive. VRSA was neither transmitted to or from another known VRSA patient nor transmitted from patients to identified contacts.
authors.affiliation: Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, Michigan 48913, USA. finksj@michigan.gov
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finks
authors.forename: Eden
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Teri Lee
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Dyke
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plizga
authors.forename: Renuka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heddurshetti
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rudrik
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hageman
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C071437:VanA ligase, Bacteria; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases