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Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococci [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2002
SUMMARY Vancomycin resistance has been reported in clinical isolates of both coagulase-negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus . The emerging threat of widespread vancomycin resistance poses a serious public health concern given the fact that vancomycin has long been the ...
Arjun, Srinivasan, James D, Dick, Trish M, Perl   +2 more
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Iterative Chemical Engineering of Vancomycin Leads to Novel Vancomycin Analogs With a High in Vitro Therapeutic Index

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that inhibits transpeptidation during cell wall synthesis by binding to the D-Ala-D-Ala termini of lipid II. For long, it has been used as a last resort antibiotic.
Nigam M. Mishra, Izabela Stolarzewicz, Izabela Stolarzewicz, David Cannaerts, Joris Schuermans, Rob Lavigne, Yannick Looz, Bart Landuyt, Liliane Schoofs, Dominique Schols, Jan Paeshuyse, Peter Hickenbotham, Martha Clokie, Walter Luyten, Walter Luyten, Erik V. Van der Eycken, Erik V. Van der Eycken, Yves Briers, Yves Briers   +18 more
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Proficiency of Clinical Laboratories in and near Monterrey, Mexico, To Detect Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999
Early detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci is important for preventing its spread among hospitalized patients. We surveyed the ability of eight hospital laboratories in and near Monterrey, Mexico, to detect vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus ...
L. Clifford McDonald, Luis R. Garza, William R. Jarvis   +2 more
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The Association of the mazEF Toxin-antitoxin System and Vancomycin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Vancomycin resistant enterococci are challenging bacteria as they are difficult to be eradicated. Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are genetic elements located in most prokaryotic genomes.
Amira M. Sultan, Nawal S. Gouda
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Enterococci and Vancomycin Resistance [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1998
The frequency of infections with multiply antibiotic-resistant gram-positive bacteria is increasing, and in some cases these organisms remain susceptible only to the glycopeptides vancomycin and teicoplanin. The appearance of transferable high-level glycopeptide resistance in enterococci--producing some strains that are now resistant to all available ...
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Absence of High-Level Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococci Isolated from Meat-Processing Facilities

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001
Enterococci isolated from packaging areas of meat-processing facilities that produce ready-to-eat meat products were examined for high-level vancomycin resistance.
Peter W. Bodnaruk, Patrick J. Krakar, R. Bruce Tompkin   +2 more
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Staphylococcal accessory regulator SarA-mediated modulation of autolysis and surface charge enables Staphylococcus aureus to evade vancomycin killing

mSystems
Staphylococcus aureus is a major source of community and nosocomial infections. Due to the extensive application of antibiotics, S. aureus has developed resistance to antibiotics, especially vancomycin, making clinical treatment challenging ...
Yujie Li, Shihui Yuan, Ping Yan, Shupei Zhai, Zhien He, Huimin Su, Zhongliang Zhu, Qingze He, Weifeng Xu, Baolin Sun   +9 more
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A Phenotypically Silent vanB2 Operon Carried on a Tn1549-Like Element in Clostridium difficile

mSphere, 2016
In the last decade, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has reached an epidemic state with increasing incidence and severity in both health care and community settings.
Daniel R. Knight, Grace O. Androga, Susan A. Ballard, Benjamin P. Howden, Thomas V. Riley   +4 more
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Survivability of vancomycin resistant enterococci and fitness cost of vancomycin resistance acquisition [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2005
Aims: To investigate the survivability of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) under dry starvation conditions and the fitness cost of vancomycin resistance. Methods: VRE colonies on cotton swabs were incubated at room temperature in
A A, Ramadhan, E, Hegedus
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Antibiotic Susceptibility of Staphylococcus Aureus with VanA and MecA Genes With VanA and MecA Genes

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) is an emerging antibiotic resistant bacterium responsible for various infections in human. Resistance to methicillin and vancomycin are of prime concern in S. aureus.
Lata Ghimire, Megha Raj Banjara, Abdelkodose MH Abdulla   +2 more
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