Cost Comparison of Linezolid Versus Vancomycin for Treatment of Complicated Skin and Skin-Structure Infection Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Quebec

Autor: Martine Pettigrew, Daniel JG Thirion, Michael Libman, Giovanni Zanotti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 187-195 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1712-9532
DOI: 10.1155/2012/585603
Popis: BACKGROUND: In Canada, complicated skin and skin-structure infection (cSSSI) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is usually treated with antibiotics in hospital, with a follow-up course at home for stable patients. The cost implications of using intravenous and oral linezolid instead of intravenous vancomycin in Canadian clinical practice have not been examined.
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