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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/106451| Title: | Incidence of glycopeptide heterointermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals |
| Authors: | Borg, Michael Angelo Zerafa, R. Morrison, Donald Cuschieri, Paul |
| Keywords: | Staphylococcus aureus infections -- Susceptibility -- Malta Methicillin resistance -- Malta Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Malta Vancomycin resistance Glycopeptides |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Borg, M. A., Zerafa, R., Morrison, D., & Cuschieri, P. (2005). Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 11(5), 405-407. |
| Abstract: | The incidence of hetero-intermediate glycopeptide susceptibility among Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Malta, a country with a high incidence of methicillin resistance, was studied by screening 454 non-repetitive S. aureus isolates on teicoplanin- supplemented agar plates, followed by Etests and genotypic studies. All strains were susceptible to vancomycin, but four (0.88%) exhibited teicoplanin MICs of > 12 mg⁄ L. High methicillinresistant S. aureus endemicity was not an accurate predictor of the emergence of non-susceptibility to glycopeptides. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/106451 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPat |
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