Effectiveness of teicoplanin versus vancomycin lock therapy in the treatment of port-related coagulase-negative staphylococci bacteraemia: a prospective case-series analysis

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 482-485

  Del Pozo, J L ^a   Cenoz, M García ^b   Hernaez S ^a   Martinez A ^a   Serrera, A ^a   Aguinaga, A ^a   Alonso, M ^a   Leiva, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Biofilms; Catheter related infection; Teicoplanin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE STUDY; CATHETER INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BIOFILMS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; COAGULASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEICOPLANIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 69949162830     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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