Improved outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a trauma population

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-258

  Gonzalez, Richard P ^a   Rostas, Jack ^a   Simmons, Jon D ^a   Allen, John ^b   Frotan, Mohammad A ^a   Brevard, Sidney B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Linezolid; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Trauma; Vancomycin; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ACETAMIDES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; OXAZOLIDINONES; PNEUMONIA, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84874105272     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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