Postoperative mediastinitis due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis with low susceptibility to vancomycin;Mediastinite postoperatoire a Staphylococcus epidermidis methicilline- resistant, a sensibilite reduite a la vancomycine

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1204-1206

  Hulin, S ^a   Durandy, Y ^b  

^a INSTITUT CARDIOVASCULAIRE PARIS SUD   (France)

^b INSTITUT HOSPITALIER JACQUES CARTIER   (France)

Author keywords

Infant; Mediastinitis; R factors; Staphylococcal infections; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

FUSIDIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; DRUG COMBINATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FUSIDIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0031300795     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(97)82610-3     Document Type: Article

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