First Case of VRSA Identified in Michigan
Infection Control and Hospital EpidemiologyPublished 1 August 2002Open access
Gina Pugliese, Martin S. Favero, Judene Bartley
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This first clinical isolate of Staphylococcus aureus fully resistant to vancomycin was obtained from the tip and the exit site of a catheter of a Michigan resident with chronic renal failure who received dialysis, suggesting that routine infection control measures have been adequate.
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