title: Assume nothing! Staphylococcus aureus resistance to daptomycin may occur in patients not previously exposed to daptomycin or glycopeptides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, North Cumbria University Hospital NHS Trust, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, Cumbria CA2 7HY, UK. Electronic address: s.banerjee@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Suryabrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields NE29 8NH, UK.
authors.forename: Sheetal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sundeep
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields NE29 8NH, UK.
authors.forename: Jayanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields NE29 8NH, UK.
authors.forename: Tamsin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oswald
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields NE29 8NH, UK.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields NE29 8NH, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tate
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006020:Glycopeptides; D017576:Daptomycin