Daptomycin non-susceptible, vancomycin intermediate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from a chronic leg ulcer, Italy

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 955-957

  Mammina, Caterina ^a   Bonura, Celestino ^a   Di Carlo, Paola ^a   Calà, Cinzia ^a   Aleo, Aurora ^a   Monastero, Rachele ^b   Palma, Daniela M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ARNAS General Hospital Civico di Cristina e Benfratelli   (United States)

^c ARNAS Civico   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPTOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEG ULCER; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAPTOMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEG ULCER; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 78549277805     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2010.524662     Document Type: Letter

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