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      Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Korea.

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          Recent reports on some methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin have been a major concern in Korea because of the widespread use of vancomycin due to a high prevalence of MRSA in the country. We describe a 45-year-old man with long-standing pelvic abscess due to MRSA. In spite of vancomycin and teicoplanin treatment for a long period of time, the patient died from MRSA sepsis. The blood culture isolate of MRSA exhibited reduced susceptibility to vancomycin (MIC, 8 microg/ml). This is the first report of a vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus case from Korea.

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          Journal
          J Clin Microbiol
          Journal of clinical microbiology
          American Society for Microbiology
          0095-1137
          0095-1137
          Oct 2000
          : 38
          : 10
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. mnkim@www.amc.seoul.kr
          Article
          10.1128/JCM.38.10.3879-3881.2000
          87500
          11015427
          5853f2f8-b5ac-403b-9769-7e354d595178
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