Successful treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis prosthetic joint infection with telavancin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2052-2053

  Kaushal, Rajit ^a   Hassoun, Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Alabama Infectious Diseases Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Lipoglycopeptides; MRSE; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DAPTOMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TELAVANCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDERMIDIS PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864518930     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks165     Document Type: Letter

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