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Case Reports
. 2001 Nov-Dec;7(6):1023-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid0706.010618.

Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in a home health-care patient

J C Hageman  1 , D A Pegues, C Jepson, R L Bell, M Guinan, K W Ward, M D Cohen, J A Hindler, F C Tenover, S K McAllister, M E Kellum, S K Fridkin
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Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in a home health-care patient

J C Hageman et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

In June 2000, vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) was isolated from a 27-year-old home health-care patient following a complicated cholecystectomy. Two VISA strains were identified with identical MICs to all antimicrobials tested except oxacillin and with closely related pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types. The patient was treated successfully with antimicrobial therapy, biliary drainage, and reconstruction. Standard precautions in the home health setting appear successful in preventing transmission.

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