VRSA maintains the resistance by retaining the original plasmid or by integrating Tn1546 from the enterococcal plasmid into staphylococcal resident plasmid. The vanA operon facilitates the synthesis of D-Ala-D-lactate instead of D-Ala-D-Ala peptidoglycan precursors. In doing so, vancomycin fails to...
Based on these responses, we conceptualized “hurricane impact” domains, such as power, telecommunications water outages, which were described by participants as having an impact on resident health and well-being. Consequently, we created dichotomous variables at the community level based on particip...