The First Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Patients in Thailand

Author:

Lulitanond Aroonlug1,Engchanil Chulapan2,Chaimanee Prajuab3,Vorachit Malai4,Ito Teruyo56,Hiramatsu Keiichi56

Affiliation:

1. Centre for Research and Development in Medical Diagnostic Laboratory 2, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

2. Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

3. Clinical Microbiology Unit, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

4. Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

5. Department of Infection Control Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

6. Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

ABSTRACT We screened 533 and 361 methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in a university hospital in 2002 and 2003 and in 2006 and 2007, respectively, and identified 4 (0.8%) of the strains in the first group and 8 (2.2%) of the strains in second group as heterogeneous vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (heterogeneous VISA) strains and 3 (0.8%) of the strains in the second group as VISA strains. This is the first report of VISA strains isolated from patients in Thailand.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

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