Emergence of heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) infection in Western Australia [2]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 227-228

  Murray, Ronan J ^a   Sieunarine, Kishore ^a   Ward, Peter B ^b   Pearman, John W ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSIDIC ACID; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 4444305371     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06246.x     Document Type: Letter

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