Detection of Staphylococcus aureus with an intermediate profile to vancomycin (VISA) isolate from Santa Maria, RS

Marques, Jaciane BaggiottoDalmolin, Tanise VendruscoloBonez, Pauline CordenonsiAgertt, Vanessa AlbertinaCampos, Marli Matiko Anraku deSantos, Roberto Christ Vianna

Twenty-three isolates of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin have been analyzed, being found a clinical isolate of VISA through microdilution technique. The others techniques were unable to detect such isolates. This is the first study that shows the presence of VISA in clinical isolates in the city of Santa Maria-RS.

1. microdilution
2. Staphylococcus aureus
3. vancomycin