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Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus--New York, 2004.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of hospital- and community-acquired infections. The development of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in 1988 led the way to the emergence of vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) (minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] > or =32 microg/mL [3]), first recognized in 2002. This report describes the third documented clinical isolate of VRSA from a patient in the United States and provides evidence of failure to detect this VRSA by commonly used automated antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 2004-04-23. Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus--New York, 2004.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15103297/

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