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First report of vancomycin-resistant staphylococci isolated from healthy carriers in Brazil
(Amer Soc Microbiology, 2005-01-01)
Reduced susceptibility or resistance to vancomycin has been reported among clinical isolates of staphylococci in previous studies. In the present study we report on the isolation of four vancomycin-resistant staphylococcal ...
First report of vancomycin-resistant staphylococci isolated from healthy carriers in Brazil
(Amer Soc Microbiology, 2005-01-01)
Reduced susceptibility or resistance to vancomycin has been reported among clinical isolates of staphylococci in previous studies. In the present study we report on the isolation of four vancomycin-resistant staphylococcal ...
Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus ventriculitis in a child
(Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, 2007-04-01)
Enterococci are an uncommon cause of CNS infection. A 20 month-old boy, diagnosed with hydrocephalus with ventriculoperitoneal shunt and history of lengthy hospitalization and use of wide spectrum antibiotics, was admitted ...
Treatment of severe infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus: A change in the vancomycin paradigm?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008-01-01)
Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent agent of serious intensive care unit infections with high associated mortality rates. Resistance to methicillin is frequent, exceeding 50% in many countries, and for these strains, ...
Intestinal colonization of a human subject by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
(1999-02-01)
Objective: To study the ability of two strains of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to colonize the human intestine. Methods: A single human subject ingested separately two strains of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium ...
Intestinal colonization of a human subject by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
(1999-02-01)
Objective: To study the ability of two strains of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to colonize the human intestine. Methods: A single human subject ingested separately two strains of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium ...
Resistance to last resort antibiotics in gram-positive cocci: the post-vancomycin era
(Instituto Nacional de Salud de Colombia, 2014)
New therapeutic alternatives have been developed in the last years for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-positive infections. Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant ...
Resistance to last resort antibiotics in gram-positive cocci: the post-vancomycin era
(Instituto Nacional de Salud de Colombia, 2014)
New therapeutic alternatives have been developed in the last years for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-positive infections. Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant ...
Reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and biofilm formation in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from blood cultures
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, 2014-11-01)
This study aimed to correlate the presence of ica genes, biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance in 107 strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from blood cultures. The isolates were analysed to determine ...