Use of daptomycin in neonates: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 135-138

  Aswani, Rohit ^a   Marti, Maria G Lopez ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteremia; Daptomycin; MRSA; neonate

Indexed keywords

DAPTOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

EID: 84873694198     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: 13057693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-120359     Document Type: Review

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