Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis treated with RP 59500 (Quinapristin/Dalfopristin)

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1239-1240

  Larkin, Julie ^a,b   Busciglio, Lindell ^b   Fontanet, Hector ^b   Gamouras, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; GENTAMICIN; QUINUPRISTIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEVER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0031950261     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598358     Document Type: Article

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