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Case Reports
. 1984 Apr;25(4):527-8.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.25.4.527.

Infection caused by vancomycin-resistant Streptococcus sanguis II

D M Shlaes, J Marino, M R Jacobs
Case Reports

Infection caused by vancomycin-resistant Streptococcus sanguis II

D M Shlaes et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1984 Apr.

Abstract

A patient with bacteremia caused by vancomycin-resistant Streptococcus sanguis II is presented. This rare occurrence suggests that vancomycin may not be a completely reliable antibiotic in the treatment of infections due to viridans species of the genus Streptococcus. Gram-positive isolates from blood and otherwise sterile body fluids should be tested for susceptibility to vancomycin.

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