Retrospective study of teicoplanin as home continuation of hospital-initiated therapy

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 219-225

  South, R ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Non inpatient therapy; Teicoplanin

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN V; PIPERACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOLOGY; BONE INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM TUMOR; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTICEMIA; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEICOPLANIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031922902     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(97)00054-X     Document Type: Article

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