Vancomycin in surgical infections due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with heterogeneous resistance to vancomycin

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9164, 1999, Pages 1587-1588

  Ariza, J ^a   Pujol, M ^a   Cabo, J ^a   Pena C ^a   Fernandez N ^a   Linares J ^a   Ayats, J ^a   Gudiol, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033535720     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01017-X     Document Type: Article

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