Reduced vancomycin susceptibility in porcine ST9 MRSA isolates

Porcine strains of livestock-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) have been recognized in many countries and have been shown to be able to cause human infection. Resistance to non-beta lactam antibiotics has been reported but non-susceptibility to vancomycin, which is kno...

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Main Authors: Kwok, Gabriella M. L., O'Donoghue, Margaret M., Doddangoudar, Vijaya C., Ho, Jeff, Boost, Maureen V.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3829576/