Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis 'down under': Case series and literature review

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 536-540

  Townell, Nicola J ^a   Munckhof, Wendy J ^a,b,c   Nimmo, Graeme ^b   Bannan, Aiveen ^d   Holley, Anthony ^e   Daniel, Abhay ^e   Bennett, Cameron ^e   Coulter, Christopher ^b,f   Looke, David F M ^a,b,c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Pathology Queensland   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d PORT MACQUARIE BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community associated; Endocarditis; Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM PLUS TICARCILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; LINCOMYCIN; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENDOCARDITIS; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEMIPARESIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; NEPHRECTOMY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR; URTICARIA;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; QUEENSLAND; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862530687     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2012.664779     Document Type: Article

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