Clinical features and treatment outcomes of vancomycin-intermediate staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) in a tertiary care institution in Singapore

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 983-987

  Fong, R K C ^a   Low, J ^a   Koh, T H ^a   Kurup, A ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BONE INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETERORESISTANT VANCOMYCIN INTERMEDIATE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN INTERMEDIATE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 68849107071     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0741-5     Document Type: Article

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