The need for accuracy in performing vancomycin intermediate resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and hetero-VISA detection methods

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 586-

  Wootton, Mandy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DILUTION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANCOMYCIN INTERMEDIATE RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 33751165265     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.07.020     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Wootton M., Howe R.A., Hillman R., Walsh T.R., Bennett P.M., and MacGowan A.P. A modified population analysis profile (PAP) method to detect hetero-resistance to vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus in a UK hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother 47 (2001) 399-403