Flucloxacillin treatment of Staphylococcus aureus meningitis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 501-504

  Ritchie, S R ^a   Rupali, P ^a   Roberts, S A ^b   Thomas, M G ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FLOXACILLIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 34347369510     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0324-2     Document Type: Article

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