title: First report of vancomycin-intermediate resistance in sequence type 72 community genotype methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Vancomycin-intermediate resistance has not been previously reported among sequence type 72 (ST72) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates of SCCmec type IV (ST72-MRSA-IV), which are distinctive community genotype strains in Korea. We report the first case of vancomycin treatment failure due to development of vancomycin-intermediate resistance in infection caused by an ST72-MRSA-IV isolate.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. drchung@skku.edu
authors.forename: Doo Ryeon
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jin Yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Hyun Ah
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min Hee
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: So Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwan Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Cheol-In
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Kyong Ran
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.forename: Nam Yong
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin