Aerosolized vancomycin for the treatment of MRSA after lung transplantation

Respirology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 184-186

  Hayes Jr, Don ^a,b   Murphy, Brian S ^b   Mullett, Timothy W ^c   Feola, David J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c College of Medicine

^d University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosolized; Cystic fibrosis; Lung transplantation; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; LINEZOLID; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 74049117459     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01647.x     Document Type: Article

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