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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2001) 48, 454-455
© 2001 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with reduced susceptibility to teicoplanin in Northwest England

Ibrahim A. Hassana,*, Paul R. Chadwicka and Alan P. Johnsonb

a Microbiology Department, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Hope Hospital, Salford M6 8HD; b Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, London NW9 5HT, UK

Sir,

We describe two cases of post-operative wound infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which developed in vitro resistance to teicoplanin (MICs 16–32 mg/L).

The first patient was a 34-year-old man who presented with a 3 year history of lower back pain due to spondylolitic spondylolisthesis with degenerative changes. He underwent surgery with spinal instrumentation but developed a post-operative wound infection. Tissue and swab . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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