Vancomycin minimal inhibitory concentration from broth microdilution and Etest in respiratory tract samples of patients with ventilation-associated pneumonia

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-184

  Machado, D P ^a   Nagel, F ^a   Aquino, V R ^a   de Souza Martins, D ^a   Nazario R ^a   Goldani, L Z ^a   dos Santos, R P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID; VANCOMYCIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BROTH DILUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPSILOMETER TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 77956174621     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.05.015     Document Type: Letter

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