Usefulness of teicoplanin for preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in orthopedic surgery

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-38

  Soriano, A ^a   Popescu, D ^a   Garcia S ^a   Bori, G ^a   Martinez J A ^a   Balasso, V ^a   Marco, F ^a   Almela, M ^a   Mensa, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; TEICOPLANIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CLONING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARRIER STATE; CEFUROXIME; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; ORTHOPEDICS; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEICOPLANIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32144439178     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-0073-z     Document Type: Article

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