The importance of timely introduction of vancomycin therapy against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and severity of MRSA bacteremia at Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

International Journal of One Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2017, Pages 7-11

  Jayaweera, Jayaweera Arachchige Asela Sampath ^a   Karunarathne, Malika ^b   Kumbukgolla, Wikum Widuranga ^a  

^a RAJARATA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Teaching Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

MRSA bacteremia; Severity; Timing of vancomycin

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029391732     PISSN: 24555673     EISSN: 24558931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14202/IJOH.2017.7-11     Document Type: Article

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