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Terme préférentiel

Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • Isolates of the Staphylococcus aureus that are resistant to the antibiotic VANCOMYCIN. The S. aureus becomes resistant by acquiring plasmids carrying genes for VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE. Vancomycin‐intermediate S. aureus has low-level vancomycin resistance requiring an intermediate concentration of vancomycin between sensitive and resistant isolates. These S. aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and related GLYCOPEPTIDE antibiotics are often seen in HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS.

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Glycopeptide-Resistant S. aureus
  • Glycopeptide-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Vancomycin-Resistant S. aureus

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZBV7DVTK-Q

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 07/07/2020, dernière modification le 02/09/2020