Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced vancomycin susceptibility in Taiwan

Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile pathogen which can cause various mild to life-threatening infectious diseases. The evolution of S. aureus resistance is notorious, from penicillin and oxacillin to vancomycin. Vancomycin, introduced in 1956, was once considered a most reliable antibiotic for meth...

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Main Authors: Chien-Yu Lin, Jui-Hsing Wang, Kai-Hsiang Lin, Yu-Ling Ho, Cheng-Mao Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Tzu-Chi Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.tcmjmed.com/article.asp?issn=1016-3190;year=2018;volume=30;issue=3;spage=135;epage=140;aulast=Lin