Mortality due to vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteremia versus vancomycin-susceptible enterococcal bacteremia: An ecological analysis [1]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1541-1542

  Hurley, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

BACTEREMIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VANCOMYCIN SUSCEPTIBLE ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 27644585860     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497376     Document Type: Letter

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