| Title : First report of a sequence type 239 vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus isolate in Mainland China - Zhang_2013_Diagn.Microbiol.Infect.Dis_77_64 |
| Author(s) : Zhang X , Hu Q , Yuan W , Shang W , Cheng H , Yuan J , Zhu J , Hu Z , Li S , Chen W , Hu X , Rao X |
| Ref : Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis , 77 :64 , 2013 |
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Abstract :
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen that causes a wide range of both hospital- and community-acquired infections. The high prevalence of MRSA and the extensive use of vancomycin in Mainland China may lead to the emergence of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) isolates. In this case, we report a VISA isolate from a 34-year-old male patient with steam burn. The isolate was determined to be sequence type 239 staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type III, the most prevalent MRSA clone in Mainland China. |
| PubMedSearch : Zhang_2013_Diagn.Microbiol.Infect.Dis_77_64 |
| PubMedID: 23876353 |
Zhang X, Hu Q, Yuan W, Shang W, Cheng H, Yuan J, Zhu J, Hu Z, Li S, Chen W, Hu X, Rao X (2013)
First report of a sequence type 239 vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus isolate in Mainland China
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
77 :64
Zhang X, Hu Q, Yuan W, Shang W, Cheng H, Yuan J, Zhu J, Hu Z, Li S, Chen W, Hu X, Rao X (2013)
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
77 :64