MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1997 Jul 11;46(27):626-8, 635.
Staphylococci are one of the most common causes of community- and hospital-acquired infection. In many U.S. hospitals, strains of staphylococci (i.e., Staphylococcus aureus or coagulase-negative staphylococci) are resistant to all available antimicrobials except vancomycin. Rare cases of infection in the United States (1) have been caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin (minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] > or = 8 microg/mL)(2).
葡萄球菌是社区获得性感染和医院获得性感染最常见的病因之一。在美国的许多医院，葡萄球菌菌株（即金黄色葡萄球菌或凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌）对除万古霉素之外的所有可用抗菌药物均耐药。在美国，罕见的感染病例（1）由对万古霉素敏感性降低（最低抑菌浓度[MIC]＞或 = 8微克/毫升）（2）的凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌引起。
