Comparative efficacy of vancomycin and teicoplanin in the treatment of hospitalised elderly patients with persistent meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia
Journal
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
2
Pages
179-181
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
SDGs
Other Subjects
teicoplanin; vancomycin; aged; antibiotic sensitivity; bacterium isolate; blood culture; causal attribution; controlled study; disease duration; drug efficacy; drug response; elderly care; female; human; letter; male; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection; minimum inhibitory concentration; outcome assessment; persistent infection; priority journal; retrospective study; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Female; Humans; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcal Infections; Teicoplanin; Treatment Outcome; Vancomycin
Type
letter