Reduced vancomycin susceptibility in porcine ST9 MRSA isolates

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: Gabriella Mei Lan Kwok, Margaret May O'Donoghue, Vijaya Chandranna Doddangoudar, Jeff eHo, Maureen Valerie Boost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vancomycin
Livestock-associated MRSA
VraS
GraR
Spiral gradient endpoint technique
VRSA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00316/full

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