TY - JOUR AU - Hageman, Jeffrey C. AU - Pegues, David A. AU - Jepson, Carrie AU - Bell, Rose Lee AU - Guinan, Mary AU - Ward, Kevin W. AU - Cohen, Martin D. AU - Hindler, Janet A. AU - Tenover, Fred AU - McAllister, Sigrid K. AU - Kellum, Molly E. AU - Fridkin, Scott K. T1 - Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in a Home Health-Care Patient T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2001 VL - 7 IS - 6 SP - 1023 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In June 2000, vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) was isolated from a 27-year-old home health-care patient following a complicated cholecystectomy. Two VISA strains were identified with identical MICs to all antimicrobials tested except oxacillin and with closely related pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types. The patient was treated successfully with antimicrobial therapy, biliary drainage, and reconstruction. Standard precautions in the home health setting appear successful in preventing transmission. KW - staphylococcus arueus KW - S. aureus KW - glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus KW - home health-care therapy KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0706.010618 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/6/01-0618_article ER - End of Reference