Health care-associated endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 810-813

  Chi, Chia Yu ^a   Lauderdale, Tsai Ling ^a   Wang, Shih Min ^b   Wu, Jing Ming ^c   Yang, Yu Jen ^b   Liu, Ching Chuan ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACETAMIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FUSIDIC ACID; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXAZOLIDINONES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 38949091747     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01004-07     Document Type: Article

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