Superior in vitro activity of carbapenems over anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and some related antimicrobial agents for community-acquired MRSA but not for hospital-acquired MRSA

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-57

  Takano, Tomomi ^a   Higuchi, Wataru ^a   Yamamoto, Tatsuo ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Carbapenems; Community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA MRSA); Oxacillin

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BIAPENEM; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFACLOR; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTIAM; CEFPIROME; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; HABEKACIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; OXACILLIN; PANIPENEM; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 62449290281     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-008-0665-5     Document Type: Article

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