Should the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage status be used as a guide to treatment for skin and soft tissue infections?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 513-519

  Reber, Alexandra ^a   Moldovan, Andreea ^a   Dunkel, Nathalie ^a   Emonet, Stéphane ^a   Rohner, Peter ^a   Tahintzi, Phedon ^a   Hoffmeyer, Pierre ^a   Harbarth, Stephan ^a   Uçkay, Ilker ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Colonization; Empirical; MRSA; Skin soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CARBAPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPTOMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FUSIDIC ACID; LINCOSAMIDE; LINEZOLID; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859818566     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.12.023     Document Type: Article

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