Abstract
We describe clinical and laboratory characteristics of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections with vancomycin MICs of 2 μg/ml and compare heteroresistant-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA) to non-hVISA. Health care-associated community-onset infections were the most common and resulted in frequent complications and relapses. hVISA-infected patients were more likely to have been hospitalized in the year prior to MRSA culture.
Publication types
-
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
-
Adolescent
-
Adult
-
Aged
-
Aged, 80 and over
-
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
-
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
-
Child
-
Child, Preschool
-
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
-
Community-Acquired Infections / pathology
-
Female
-
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
-
Humans
-
Infant
-
Infant, Newborn
-
Male
-
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
-
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
-
Middle Aged
-
Recurrence
-
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
-
Staphylococcal Infections / pathology*
-
Treatment Outcome
-
Vancomycin Resistance*
-
Young Adult