Staphylococcus aureus meningitis in adults: A clinical comparison of infections caused by methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive strains

Infection

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 245-250

  Chang, W N ^a   Lu, C H ^a   Wu, J J ^b   Chang, H W ^c   Tsai, Y C ^a   Chen, F T ^a   Chien, C C ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adults; MRSA meningitis; MSSA meningitis

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034805564     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-001-1092-z     Document Type: Article

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