Alternating Linezolid-Vancomycin Therapy for Persistent Endovascular Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusInfection: A Case Report
| Autor: | Nak Hyun Kim, Moonsuk Kim, Nam Joong Kim, Eun Sun Jang, Gayeon Kim, Yu Min Kang, Hee-Chang Jang, Myoung Don Oh, Wan Beom Park, Eui-Chong Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class business.industry Antibiotics bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Vancomycin therapy chemistry.chemical_compound Infectious Diseases chemistry Internal medicine Bacteremia Antibiotic therapy Linezolid medicine Vancomycin Pharmacology (medical) MRSA bacteremia business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Infection and Chemotherapy. 41:371 |
| ISSN: | 1598-8112 |
| Popis: | Persistent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is frequently defined as bacteremia persisting for ≥7 days despite proper antibiotic therapy. Its treatment includes removal of all infection foci and proper antibiotic therapy. Vancomycin remains the antibiotic of choice in MRSA bacteremia. Alternative a... |
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