Teicoplanin in the treatment of enterococcal endocarditis: Clinical and microbiological study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 449-452

  Venditti, M ^a,c   Tarasi, A ^a   Capone, A ^a   Galie M ^a   Menichetti, F ^b   Martino, P ^a   Serra, P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GENTAMICINS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TEICOPLANIN;

EID: 0030763266     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.3.449     Document Type: Article

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