Development of multiple lung abscesses during daptomycin treatment for right-sided endocarditis caused by meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 544-545

  Liu, Chia Ying ^a   Wang, Jiun Ling ^a   Huang, Yu Tsung ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPTOMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DAPTOMYCIN; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 55249092438     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.07.004     Document Type: Letter

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