Coagulase-negative staphylococcal meningitis in adults: Clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 56-60

  Huang, C R ^a   Lu, C H ^a   Wu, J J ^b   Chang, H W ^c   Chien, C C ^a   Lei, C B ^a   Chang, W N ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; RIBOSOME RNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMIDES; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OXACILLIN; OXAZOLIDINONES; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 17844375131     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-4083-7     Document Type: Article

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