Staphylococcus haemolyticus endocarditis: clinical and microbiologic analysis of 4 cases

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 325-331

  Falcone, Marco ^a   Campanile, Floriana ^b   Giannella, Maddalena ^a   Borbone, Sonia ^b   Stefani, Stefania ^b   Venditti, Mario ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heteroresistance; Infective endocarditis; Molecular epidemiology; Staphylococcus haemolyticus; Teicoplanin; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DEATH; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR TYPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE; BACTEREMIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33847260669     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.08.019     Document Type: Article

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