Glycopeptide and daptomycin susceptibility trends among clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care center in North India

• Main Authors: Avinash Singh (Author), Kashi N. Prasad (Author), Ravi P. Rai (Author), Satyendra K. Singh (Author), Mohibur Rahman (Author), Aparna Tripathi (Author), Janmejai K. Srivastava (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Increased vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) levels in Staphylococcus aureus and their association with vancomycin treatment failure are well-known problems. Few studies have recognized progressive increases in glycopeptide MIC levels for S. aureus strains in recent years. Th...