Heterogeneous vancomycin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in a large Italian hospital

A. Marchese; G. Balistreri; E. Tonoli; E. A. Debbia; G. C. Schito

Heterogeneous vancomycin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in a large Italian hospital

A. Marchese, G. Balistreri, E. Tonoli, E. A. Debbia, G. C. Schito

A.O.U. San Martino - IST, Istituto Nazionale Ricerca sul Cancro (GENOVA)

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Abstract

Of 179 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from 1997 to 1998, two strains (1.1%) gave subclones for which the vancomycin MICs were 8 mg/liter. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed identical restriction patterns for both isolates, suggesting transfer of a single clone between two different patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	866-869
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	38
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2000

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