Septic Arthritis Caused by Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
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- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (8) , 4156-4158
Abstract
Four methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates were consecutively isolated from synovial fluid and a knee wound of a patient with septic arthritis. Determination of the MIC of vancomycin and population analysis confirmed these isolates as vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA). Results of this study also revealed that cell wall thickness and reduced susceptibility to Triton X-100 were characteristic features of VISA.Keywords
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