An economic model to compare linezolid and vancomycin for the treatment of confirmed methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia in Germany

Infection and Drug Resistance

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 273-280

  Apatel, Dipen ^a   Michel, Andre ^b   Stephens, Jennifer ^a   Weber, Bertram ^c   Petrik, Christian ^d   Charbonneau, Claudie ^d  

^a Center for Health Outcomes Research   (United States)

^b Klinikum Hanau GmbH   (Germany)

^c Health Technology Assessment and Outcomes Research   (Germany)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Linezolid; Nosocomial pneumonia; Resistant; Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID; TELAVANCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84937554475     PISSN: 11786973     EISSN: 11786973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IDR.S68658     Document Type: Article

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