Community associated methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infective endocarditis in Italy

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-355

  Bassetti, M ^a   Nicco, E ^a   Malgorzata, M ^a   Viscoli, C ^a   Valbusa, A ^b   Bongiorno, D ^c   Campanile, F ^c   Stefani, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DAPTOMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; ITALY; LEG EDEMA; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUTROPHILIA; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WEAKNESS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY FLUIDS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DAPTOMYCIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; RIFAMPIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956651424     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.07.014     Document Type: Letter

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