Efficacy of linezolid versus vancomycin in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus discitis: A controlled animal model

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Volumn 31, Issue 22, 2006, Pages

  Conaughty, Jason M ^a   Chen, Jack ^b   Martinez, Octavio V ^c   Chiappetta, Gino ^c   Brookfield, Kathleen F ^c   Eismont, Frank J ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Discitis; Linezolid; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Spine infections; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; LUMBAR SPINE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMIDES; ANIMALS; DISCITIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OXAZOLIDINONES; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33750366890     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000241065.19723.13     Document Type: Article

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