A multi-center blinded study on the efficiency of phenotypic screening methods to detect glycopeptide intermediately susceptible <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>(GISA) and heterogeneous GISA (h-GISA)

• Main Authors: Sloos Jacobus H (Author), de Neeling Han J (Author), Krabbe Paul F (Author), Kluytmans Jan A (Author), Goessens Wil (Author), Hendrix Ron G (Author), van Elzakker Erika P (Author), Mouton Johan W (Author), Voss Andreas (Author), Oztoprak Nefise (Author), Howe Robin A (Author), Walsh Timothy R (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Backgrounds</p> <p>To determine the true incidence of hGISA/GISA and its consequent clinical impact, methods must be defined that will reliably and reproducibly discriminate these resistant phenotypes from vancomycin susceptible <it>S. aureus &l...