Persistence in staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Incidence, characteristics of patients and outcome

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-14

  Khatib, Riad ^a   Johnson, Leonard B ^a   Fakih, Mohamad G ^a   Riederer, Kathleen ^a   Khosrovaneh, Amir ^a   Tabriz, M Shamse ^a   Sharma, Mamta ^a   Saeed, Sajjad ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31144457785     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500372846     Document Type: Article

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