Detection and Characterisation of Heteroresistant Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) using Phenotypic and Genotypic Methods
Introduction: Vancomycin remains the drug of choice to treat infections caused by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Frequent therapeutic failures arise due to the emergence of strains with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and difficulty in detecting these isolates. Therefore, i...
Main Authors: | Alice Peace Selvabai, Shameem Banu Abdul Sattar, Perumal Jayaraman, Priyadarshini Shanmugam |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2019-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12868/41127_PD(KM)_V-1_V-2_CE[Ra1]_PF1(AG_SHU)_PFA(SHU)_PB(AG_SL)_PN(SL).pdf |
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