Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis with high doses of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and clindamycin - Preliminary report

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 190-191

  Casalta, Jean Paul ^a   Zaratzian, Caroline ^a   Hubert, Sandrine ^b   Thuny, Franck ^a,b   Gouriet, Frédérique ^a   Habib, Gilbert ^b   Grisoli, Dominique ^b   Deharo, Jean Claude ^b   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 84880302956     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.05.002     Document Type: Letter

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