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Infection caused by vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus

MedGen UID:
727688
•Concept ID:
C1318881
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus infection; VISA (vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus) infection
SNOMED CT: Vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus infection (406604002); Infection caused by vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (406604002); VISA (vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus) infection (406604002)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Phages for treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infection.
Samir S
Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci 2023;200:275-302. Epub 2023 May 3 doi: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2023.03.027. PMID: 37739558
Eravacycline for the treatment of intra-abdominal infections.
Bassetti M, Righi E
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2014 Nov;23(11):1575-84. Epub 2014 Sep 24 doi: 10.1517/13543784.2014.965253. PMID: 25251475
Clinical utility of daptomycin in infective endocarditis caused by Gram-positive cocci.
Cervera C, Castañeda X, Pericas JM, Del Río A, de la Maria CG, Mestres C, Falces C, Marco F, Moreno A, Miró JM
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2011 Nov;38(5):365-70. Epub 2011 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.11.038. PMID: 21420835

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Priorities and Progress in Gram-positive Bacterial Infection Research by the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group: A Narrative Review.
Doernberg SB, Arias CA, Altman DR, Babiker A, Boucher HW, Creech CB, Cosgrove SE, Evans SR, Fowler VG, Fritz SA, Hamasaki T, Kelly BJ, Leal SM, Liu C, Lodise TP, Miller LG, Munita JM, Murray BE, Pettigrew MM, Ruffin F, Scheetz MH, Shopsin B, Tran TT, Turner NA, Williams DJ, Zaharoff S, Holland TL; Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Oct 16;77(Suppl 4):S295-S304. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad565. PMID: 37843115Free PMC Article
Antimicrobial resistance. Its importance and efforts to control it.
Giono-Cerezo S, Santos-Preciado JI, Morfín-Otero MDR, Torres-López FJ, Alcántar-Curiel MD
Gac Med Mex 2020;156(2):171-178. doi: 10.24875/GMM.M20000358. PMID: 32285851
Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections in U.S. Hospitalized Patients, 2012-2017.
Jernigan JA, Hatfield KM, Wolford H, Nelson RE, Olubajo B, Reddy SC, McCarthy N, Paul P, McDonald LC, Kallen A, Fiore A, Craig M, Baggs J
N Engl J Med 2020 Apr 2;382(14):1309-1319. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1914433. PMID: 32242356Free PMC Article
Enhanced terminal room disinfection and acquisition and infection caused by multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile (the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection study): a cluster-randomised, multicentre, crossover study.
Anderson DJ, Chen LF, Weber DJ, Moehring RW, Lewis SS, Triplett PF, Blocker M, Becherer P, Schwab JC, Knelson LP, Lokhnygina Y, Rutala WA, Kanamori H, Gergen MF, Sexton DJ; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
Lancet 2017 Feb 25;389(10071):805-814. Epub 2017 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31588-4. PMID: 28104287Free PMC Article
Hospital-Associated Infections.
Babady NE
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Jun;4(3) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.DMIH2-0003-2015. PMID: 27337459

Diagnosis

PCT, IL-6, and IL-10 facilitate early diagnosis and pathogen classifications in bloodstream infection.
Yang X, Zeng J, Yu X, Wang Z, Wang D, Zhou Q, Bai T, Xu Y
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2023 Nov 20;22(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s12941-023-00653-4. PMID: 37986183Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: "AbSeS", a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM Trials Group Project.
Blot S, Antonelli M, Arvaniti K, Blot K, Creagh-Brown B, de Lange D, De Waele J, Deschepper M, Dikmen Y, Dimopoulos G, Eckmann C, Francois G, Girardis M, Koulenti D, Labeau S, Lipman J, Lipovestky F, Maseda E, Montravers P, Mikstacki A, Paiva JA, Pereyra C, Rello J, Timsit JF, Vogelaers D; Abdominal Sepsis Study (AbSeS) group on behalf of the Trials Group of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Intensive Care Med 2019 Dec;45(12):1703-1717. Epub 2019 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05819-3. PMID: 31664501Free PMC Article
Linezolid: a review of its properties, function, and use in critical care.
Hashemian SMR, Farhadi T, Ganjparvar M
Drug Des Devel Ther 2018;12:1759-1767. Epub 2018 Jun 18 doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S164515. PMID: 29950810Free PMC Article
The challenges of multi-drug-resistance in hepatology.
Fernández J, Bert F, Nicolas-Chanoine MH
J Hepatol 2016 Nov;65(5):1043-1054. Epub 2016 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.08.006. PMID: 27544545
Hospital-Associated Infections.
Babady NE
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Jun;4(3) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.DMIH2-0003-2015. PMID: 27337459

Therapy

Priorities and Progress in Gram-positive Bacterial Infection Research by the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group: A Narrative Review.
Doernberg SB, Arias CA, Altman DR, Babiker A, Boucher HW, Creech CB, Cosgrove SE, Evans SR, Fowler VG, Fritz SA, Hamasaki T, Kelly BJ, Leal SM, Liu C, Lodise TP, Miller LG, Munita JM, Murray BE, Pettigrew MM, Ruffin F, Scheetz MH, Shopsin B, Tran TT, Turner NA, Williams DJ, Zaharoff S, Holland TL; Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Oct 16;77(Suppl 4):S295-S304. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad565. PMID: 37843115Free PMC Article
Antimicrobial resistance. Its importance and efforts to control it.
Giono-Cerezo S, Santos-Preciado JI, Morfín-Otero MDR, Torres-López FJ, Alcántar-Curiel MD
Gac Med Mex 2020;156(2):171-178. doi: 10.24875/GMM.M20000358. PMID: 32285851
Linezolid: a review of its properties, function, and use in critical care.
Hashemian SMR, Farhadi T, Ganjparvar M
Drug Des Devel Ther 2018;12:1759-1767. Epub 2018 Jun 18 doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S164515. PMID: 29950810Free PMC Article
Enhanced terminal room disinfection and acquisition and infection caused by multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile (the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection study): a cluster-randomised, multicentre, crossover study.
Anderson DJ, Chen LF, Weber DJ, Moehring RW, Lewis SS, Triplett PF, Blocker M, Becherer P, Schwab JC, Knelson LP, Lokhnygina Y, Rutala WA, Kanamori H, Gergen MF, Sexton DJ; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
Lancet 2017 Feb 25;389(10071):805-814. Epub 2017 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31588-4. PMID: 28104287Free PMC Article
Iclaprim.
Kohlhoff SA, Sharma R
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2007 Sep;16(9):1441-8. doi: 10.1517/13543784.16.9.1441. PMID: 17714029

Prognosis

Priorities and Progress in Gram-positive Bacterial Infection Research by the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group: A Narrative Review.
Doernberg SB, Arias CA, Altman DR, Babiker A, Boucher HW, Creech CB, Cosgrove SE, Evans SR, Fowler VG, Fritz SA, Hamasaki T, Kelly BJ, Leal SM, Liu C, Lodise TP, Miller LG, Munita JM, Murray BE, Pettigrew MM, Ruffin F, Scheetz MH, Shopsin B, Tran TT, Turner NA, Williams DJ, Zaharoff S, Holland TL; Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Oct 16;77(Suppl 4):S295-S304. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad565. PMID: 37843115Free PMC Article
Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections in U.S. Hospitalized Patients, 2012-2017.
Jernigan JA, Hatfield KM, Wolford H, Nelson RE, Olubajo B, Reddy SC, McCarthy N, Paul P, McDonald LC, Kallen A, Fiore A, Craig M, Baggs J
N Engl J Med 2020 Apr 2;382(14):1309-1319. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1914433. PMID: 32242356Free PMC Article
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Can Improve Linezolid Dosing Regimens in Current Clinical Practice: A Review of Linezolid Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
Rao GG, Konicki R, Cattaneo D, Alffenaar JW, Marriott DJE, Neely M; IATDMCT Antimicrobial Scientific Committee
Ther Drug Monit 2020 Feb;42(1):83-92. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000710. PMID: 31652190
Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: "AbSeS", a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM Trials Group Project.
Blot S, Antonelli M, Arvaniti K, Blot K, Creagh-Brown B, de Lange D, De Waele J, Deschepper M, Dikmen Y, Dimopoulos G, Eckmann C, Francois G, Girardis M, Koulenti D, Labeau S, Lipman J, Lipovestky F, Maseda E, Montravers P, Mikstacki A, Paiva JA, Pereyra C, Rello J, Timsit JF, Vogelaers D; Abdominal Sepsis Study (AbSeS) group on behalf of the Trials Group of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Intensive Care Med 2019 Dec;45(12):1703-1717. Epub 2019 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05819-3. PMID: 31664501Free PMC Article
The challenges of multi-drug-resistance in hepatology.
Fernández J, Bert F, Nicolas-Chanoine MH
J Hepatol 2016 Nov;65(5):1043-1054. Epub 2016 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.08.006. PMID: 27544545

Clinical prediction guides

PCT, IL-6, and IL-10 facilitate early diagnosis and pathogen classifications in bloodstream infection.
Yang X, Zeng J, Yu X, Wang Z, Wang D, Zhou Q, Bai T, Xu Y
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2023 Nov 20;22(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s12941-023-00653-4. PMID: 37986183Free PMC Article
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Can Improve Linezolid Dosing Regimens in Current Clinical Practice: A Review of Linezolid Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
Rao GG, Konicki R, Cattaneo D, Alffenaar JW, Marriott DJE, Neely M; IATDMCT Antimicrobial Scientific Committee
Ther Drug Monit 2020 Feb;42(1):83-92. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000710. PMID: 31652190
Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: "AbSeS", a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM Trials Group Project.
Blot S, Antonelli M, Arvaniti K, Blot K, Creagh-Brown B, de Lange D, De Waele J, Deschepper M, Dikmen Y, Dimopoulos G, Eckmann C, Francois G, Girardis M, Koulenti D, Labeau S, Lipman J, Lipovestky F, Maseda E, Montravers P, Mikstacki A, Paiva JA, Pereyra C, Rello J, Timsit JF, Vogelaers D; Abdominal Sepsis Study (AbSeS) group on behalf of the Trials Group of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Intensive Care Med 2019 Dec;45(12):1703-1717. Epub 2019 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05819-3. PMID: 31664501Free PMC Article
Iclaprim.
Kohlhoff SA, Sharma R
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2007 Sep;16(9):1441-8. doi: 10.1517/13543784.16.9.1441. PMID: 17714029
Linezolid Pharmacia Corp.
Barrett JF
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2000 Oct;1(2):181-7. PMID: 11249571

Recent systematic reviews

Excess resource use and cost of drug-resistant infections for six key pathogens in Europe: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.
Kingston R, Vella V, Pouwels KB, Schmidt JE, Abdelatif El-Abasiri RA, Reyna-Villasmil E, Hassoun-Kheir N, Harbarth S, Rodríguez-Baño J, Tacconelli E, Arieti F, Gladstone BP, de Kraker MEA, Naylor NR, Robotham JV; PrIMAVeRa Work Package 1
Clin Microbiol Infect 2024 Mar;30 Suppl 1:S26-S36. Epub 2023 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.12.013. PMID: 38128781
Frequency of bloodstream infections caused by six key antibiotic-resistant pathogens for prioritization of research and discovery of new therapies in Europe: a systematic review.
Pezzani MD, Arieti F, Rajendran NB, Barana B, Cappelli E, De Rui ME, Galia L, Hassoun-Kheir N, Argante L, Schmidt J, Rodriguez-Bano J, Harbarth S, de Kraker M, Gladstone BP, Tacconelli E
Clin Microbiol Infect 2024 Mar;30 Suppl 1:S4-S13. Epub 2023 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.10.019. PMID: 38007387
Emerging resistance mechanisms for 4 types of common anti-MRSA antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus: A comprehensive review.
Liu WT, Chen EZ, Yang L, Peng C, Wang Q, Xu Z, Chen DQ
Microb Pathog 2021 Jul;156:104915. Epub 2021 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104915. PMID: 33930416
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Can Improve Linezolid Dosing Regimens in Current Clinical Practice: A Review of Linezolid Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
Rao GG, Konicki R, Cattaneo D, Alffenaar JW, Marriott DJE, Neely M; IATDMCT Antimicrobial Scientific Committee
Ther Drug Monit 2020 Feb;42(1):83-92. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000710. PMID: 31652190
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness and safety of tigecycline for treatment of infectious disease.
Cai Y, Wang R, Liang B, Bai N, Liu Y
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 Mar;55(3):1162-72. Epub 2010 Dec 20 doi: 10.1128/AAC.01402-10. PMID: 21173186Free PMC Article

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