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Published online 26 July 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020722-11
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US reports first case of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
US doctors have reported the first case of a new 'superbug' that is completely resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin, one of the last lines of defence against bacteria. Further outbreaks of infection are expected.
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