Vancomycin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus,</i>Michigan, USA, 2007

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Authors

Jennie Finks · Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Eden V. Wells · Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Teri Lee Dyke · Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

N. Husain · St. John Macomb Oakland Hospital

Linda A. Plizga · St. John Macomb Oakland Hospital

R. Heddurshetti · Beaumont Hospital, Troy

Melinda J. Wilkins

Abstract

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) infections, which are always methicillin-resistant, are a rare but serious public health concern. We examined 2 cases in Michigan in 2007. Both patients had underlying illnesses. Isolates were vanA-positive. VRSA was neither transmitted to or from another known VRSA patient nor transmitted from patients to identified contacts.

Topics & Keywords

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 15, Issue 6, pp. 943-945

DOI: 10.3201/eid1506.081312

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