Infectious diseases consultation and the management of staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 598-599

  Fries, Brittany L ^a   Licitra, Carmelo ^b   Crespo, Antonio ^b   Akhter, Kauser ^b   Busowski, Mary T ^b   Salazar, Diana ^b   Wallace, Mark R ^b  

^a Evanston Northwestern Healthcare   (United States)

^b Infectious Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DAPTOMYCIN; NAFCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; CONSULTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; BACTEREMIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

BACTEREMIA; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893208895     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit730     Document Type: Letter

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