BMJ · 2003 · 13 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceInfectious Diseases Of The FootMedical MicrobiologyAntibiotic ResistanceBacterial InfectionsFoot InfectionsMicrobiology Of Musculoskeletal InfectionSkin InfectionsWound InfectionBacterial Foot InfectionsFoot Skin InfectionsFoot Soft Tissue InfectionsInfected Foot UlcersInfection In Foot UlcersStaphylococcal Skin InfectionStaphylococcus Aureus Foot InfectionStaphylococcus Aureus Soft Tissue Infection
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that in summer 2002, a 40 year old Michigan woman became the first person worldwide known to have been infected with a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that was resistant to the antibacterial vancomycin. The Michigan woman developed foot ulcers and other skin infections after becoming infected with the bacterium following an amputation. She …