Abstract
This case report describes a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated repeatedly from the blood of a patient with community-acquired endocarditis who developed a four-fold increase in the minimal inhibitory concentration of vancomycin and daptomycin 7 months after his last exposure to glycopeptide antibiotics. This is contrary to the expected situation in which antimicrobial resistance tends to decrease after a patient is no longer exposed to vancomycin.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 142-145 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Daptomycin
- Glycopeptide
- Resistance
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Vancomycin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases