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Editorial
. 2003 Aug;9(8):761-5.
doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00734.x.

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: no apocalypse now

F W Goldstein, M D Kitzis
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Editorial

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: no apocalypse now

F W Goldstein et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2003 Aug.
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Abstract

The number of reports concerning vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is much higher than the number of true resistant strains or unexpected clinical failures. Many confounding factors, including inadequate serum levels, severely ill patients, foreign devices or undrained abscesses, are more likely to be responsible for the clinical failures than resistance to vancomycin.

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