A patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA) is no longer responding to the medication vancomycin (Vancocin). The nurse realizes that this patient is most likely demonstrating which of the following?

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The patient is most likely demonstrating VISA (Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus). VISA is a strain of MRSA that is resistant to vancomycin or has reduced susceptibility to it. Superinfection, VRE (vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus), and PRSP (penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae) are not applicable to this situation.

A Patient with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureas (MRSA) Is No Longer