Heterogeneous vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (hetero-VISA) in Singapore [1]

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-179

  Sng, Li Hwei ^a   Koh, Tse Hsien ^a   Wang, Grace Chee Yeng ^a   Hsu, Li Yang ^a   Kapi, Maria ^b   Hiramatsu, Keiichi ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 12344337545     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.11.001     Document Type: Letter

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