Linezolid use in sepsis due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus [1]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 150-151

  De Gascun, C ^a   Rajan, L ^a   O'Neill, E ^a   Smyth, E G ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cytokines; Exotoxins; S. aureus

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG USE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACETAMIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OXAZOLIDINONES; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 30344462376     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki394     Document Type: Letter

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