Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Invasive Heteroresistant Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Korean Hospitals

The Korea INfectious Diseases (KIND) study group

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Abstract

Invasive heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (h-VISA) isolates were identified and characterized in 10 Korean hospitals from July 2009 to June 2011. The prevalence of h-VISA infections was 3.3% (42/1,289). Most (41/42) were health care-associated infections caused by strains belonging to sequence type 5. Cases of persistent bacteremia were frequent (17/42), and 30-day mortality was high (16/40).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)760-763
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume54
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2016

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