Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus, Including Vancomycin-Intermediate and Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Strains: Resistance Mechanisms, Laboratory Detection, and Clinical Implications

• Published in: Clinical Microbiology Reviews Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 99 - 139
• Main Authors: HOWDEN, Benjamin P, DAVIES, John K, JOHNSON, Paul D. R, STINEAR, Timothy P, LINDSAY GRAYSON, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01-01-2010; American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Microbiology; Miscellaneous; Reviews; Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Treatment Outcome; Vancomycin - pharmacology; Vancomycin - therapeutic use; Vancomycin Resistance; Peptides; Review; Vancomycin; Mechanism; Strain; Resistance; Antibiotic; Sensitivity; Glycopeptide; Polypeptide; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Micrococcaceae; Antibacterial agent; Detection; Staphylococcus aureus
• ISSN: 0893-8512; 1098-6618
• DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00042-09

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