Vancomycin treatment failures in Staphylococcus aureus lower respiratory tract infections

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 31-34

  Moise, Pamela A ^a   Schentag, Jerome J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Pneumonia; Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin failures

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034537258     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(00)00303-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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