Oral treatment of Staphylococcus spp. infected orthopaedic implants with fusidic acid or ofloxacin in combination with rifampicin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-240

  Drancourt, Michel ^a   Stein, Andréas ^a   Argenson, Jen Noel ^b   Roiron, Régine ^c   Groulier, Pierre ^d   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^c BP 311   (France)

^d Les Diaconnesses   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FUSIDIC ACID; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERSISTENT INFECTION; RELAPSE; REOPERATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUPERINFECTION; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FUSIDIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031052940     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/39.2.235     Document Type: Article

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