Vancomycin MIC creep in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from 2006 to 2010 in a hospital in China

Conclusions: The data demonstrated vancomycin MIC creep among clinical isolates in our hospital, and the MIC creep may be caused by the increasing usage of vancomycin. Furthermore, the analysis strongly suggested this shift of vancomycin MIC within the susceptible range may be associated with an increasing probability of treatment failure.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 10, 2015 Category: Microbiology Authors: W ChangXiaoling MaP GaoX LvH LuF Chen Source Type: research