Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil

We report characterization of a methicillin-susceptible, vancomycin-resistant bloodstream isolate of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from a patient in Brazil. Emergence of vancomycin resistance in methicillin-susceptible S. aureus would indicate that this resistance trait might be poised to dissemin...

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Main Authors: Panesso, Diana, Planet, Paul J., Diaz, Lorena, Hugonnet, Jean-Emmanuel, Tran, Truc T., Narechania, Apurva, Munita, Jose M., Rincon, Sandra, Carvajal, Lina P., Reyes, Jinnethe, Londoño, Alejandra, Smith, Hannah, Sebra, Robert, Deikus, Gintaras, Weinstock, George M., Murray, Barbara E., Rossi, Flavia, Arthur, Michel, Arias, Cesar A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593430/
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spelling pubmed-45934302015-10-05 Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil Panesso, Diana Planet, Paul J. Diaz, Lorena Hugonnet, Jean-Emmanuel Tran, Truc T. Narechania, Apurva Munita, Jose M. Rincon, Sandra Carvajal, Lina P. Reyes, Jinnethe Londoño, Alejandra Smith, Hannah Sebra, Robert Deikus, Gintaras Weinstock, George M. Murray, Barbara E. Rossi, Flavia Arthur, Michel Arias, Cesar A. Dispatch We report characterization of a methicillin-susceptible, vancomycin-resistant bloodstream isolate of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from a patient in Brazil. Emergence of vancomycin resistance in methicillin-susceptible S. aureus would indicate that this resistance trait might be poised to disseminate more rapidly among S. aureus and represents a major public health threat. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4593430/ /pubmed/26402569 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2110.141914 Text en
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author Panesso, Diana
Planet, Paul J.
Diaz, Lorena
Hugonnet, Jean-Emmanuel
Tran, Truc T.
Narechania, Apurva
Munita, Jose M.
Rincon, Sandra
Carvajal, Lina P.
Reyes, Jinnethe
Londoño, Alejandra
Smith, Hannah
Sebra, Robert
Deikus, Gintaras
Weinstock, George M.
Murray, Barbara E.
Rossi, Flavia
Arthur, Michel
Arias, Cesar A.
spellingShingle Panesso, Diana
Planet, Paul J.
Diaz, Lorena
Hugonnet, Jean-Emmanuel
Tran, Truc T.
Narechania, Apurva
Munita, Jose M.
Rincon, Sandra
Carvajal, Lina P.
Reyes, Jinnethe
Londoño, Alejandra
Smith, Hannah
Sebra, Robert
Deikus, Gintaras
Weinstock, George M.
Murray, Barbara E.
Rossi, Flavia
Arthur, Michel
Arias, Cesar A.
Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil
author_facet Panesso, Diana
Planet, Paul J.
Diaz, Lorena
Hugonnet, Jean-Emmanuel
Tran, Truc T.
Narechania, Apurva
Munita, Jose M.
Rincon, Sandra
Carvajal, Lina P.
Reyes, Jinnethe
Londoño, Alejandra
Smith, Hannah
Sebra, Robert
Deikus, Gintaras
Weinstock, George M.
Murray, Barbara E.
Rossi, Flavia
Arthur, Michel
Arias, Cesar A.
author_sort Panesso, Diana
title Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil
title_short Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil
title_full Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil
title_fullStr Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Methicillin-Susceptible, Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Brazil
title_sort methicillin-susceptible, vancomycin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, brazil
description We report characterization of a methicillin-susceptible, vancomycin-resistant bloodstream isolate of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from a patient in Brazil. Emergence of vancomycin resistance in methicillin-susceptible S. aureus would indicate that this resistance trait might be poised to disseminate more rapidly among S. aureus and represents a major public health threat.
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
publishDate 2015
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593430/
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