The first case of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) was reported in Japan in 1996; but the first case of S. aureus truly resistant to glycopeptide antibiotics was only reported in 2002.
Do primeiro caso de S. aureus vancomicina-intermedio (VISA, cunha resistencia parcial) informouse en Xapón en 1996; pero o primeiro caso dun S. aureus verdadeiramente resistente aos antibióticos glicopéptidos apareceu en 2002.