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- Title
Dissemination in Japanese hospitals of strains of Staphylococcus aureus heterogeneously resistant to vancomycin.
- Authors
Hiramatsu, K; Aritaka, N; Hanaki, H; Kawasaki, S; Hosoda, Y; Hori, S; Fukuchi, Y; Kobayashi, I
- Abstract
Since the discovery of the vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) strain Mu50 (minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] 8 mg/L), there has been concern about the potential spread of such strains throughout Japanese hospitals. Two important questions need to be answered: (1) what is the prevalence of VRSA, and (2) by what mechanism does vancomycin resistance occur.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 1997, Vol 350, Issue 9092, p1670
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(97)07324-8