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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Hageman, Jeffrey C. ; Pegues, David A. ; Jepson, Carrie ; Bell, Rose Lee ; Guinan, Mary ; ... More +
Hageman, Jeffrey C. ; Pegues, David A. ; Jepson, Carrie ; Bell, Rose Lee ; Guinan, Mary ; Ward, Kevin W. ; Cohen, Martin D. ; Hindler, Janet A. ; Tenover, Fred C. ; McAllister, Sigrid K. ; Kellum, Molly E. ; Fridkin, Scott K. Less -
Description:
In June 2000, vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) was isolated from a 27-year-old home health-care patient following a complicated cholecystectomy. Two VISA strains were identified with identical MICs to all antimicrobials tested except oxacillin and with closely related pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types. The patient was treated successfully with antimicrobial therapy, biliary drainage, and reconstruction. Standard precautions in the home health setting appear successful in preventing transmission.
Subject:
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Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial
Female
Home Care Services
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nurses
Risk Factors
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus Aureus
Vancomycin
Vancomycin Resistance

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 7(6):1023-1025.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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