Development of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus lugdunensis during treatment - Report of a case of bacterial arthritis, vertebral osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 496-499

  Kragsbjerg, P ^a   Bomfim Loogna, J ^a   Tornqvist E ^b   Soderquist B ^b  

^a Lindesberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS;

EID: 0034285449     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2000.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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