Useful oldies: Oral antibiotics for the treatment of MRSA infections [2]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 348-349

  Zvethkova, K ^a   Laffeach, P ^a   Goldstein, F W ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; MOXIFLOXACIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PRISTINAMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PARIS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543106777     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.04.006     Document Type: Letter

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