Sequential regimen for early post-surgical infective endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), unresponsive to standard antibiotic therapy: A case report

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 526-529

  Viale, Pierluigi ^a   Scolari, C ^a   Colombini, P ^a   Cristini, F ^a   Cadeo, B ^a   Pagani, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infective endocarditis; Linezolid; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Quinupristin dalfopristin

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; LINEZOLID; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SEPSIS;

EID: 0036810528     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2002.14.5.526     Document Type: Article

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