Low prevalence of vancomycin heteroresistance among meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing bacteraemia in Hong Kong

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2012 Dec;40(6):564-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.07.008. Epub 2012 Oct 4.

Authors

Pak-Leung Ho, Jacky T P Siu, Pierra Y T Law, Eileen L Lai, Cindy W S Tse, Rodney Lee, Richard Y T Kao, Vincent C C Cheng, Tak-Lun Que

PMID: 23040009
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.07.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Hong Kong / epidemiology
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Typing
Prevalence
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Vancomycin Resistance*
Virulence Factors / genetics

Substances

Virulence Factors