Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Michigan, USA, 2007

摘要

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(VRSA) infections, which are always methicillin-resistant, are a rare but serious public health concern. We examined 2 cases in Michigan in 2007. Both patients had underlying illnesses. Isolates were vanA-positive. VRSA was neither transmitted to or from another known VRSA patient nor transmitted from patients to identified contacts