Emergence of rifampicin resistance during rifampicin-containing treatment in elderly patients with persistent methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Journal
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
5
Pages
1001-1003
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
SDGs
Other Subjects
rifampicin; teicoplanin; vancomycin; rifampicin; aged; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic sensitivity; bacterium isolation; blood culture; clinical article; controlled study; elderly care; female; geriatric patient; hospital care; hospital infection; human; letter; male; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection; minimum inhibitory concentration; mortality; treatment duration; antibiotic resistance; bacteremia; drug effects; isolation and purification; microbiology; penicillin resistance; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus; very elderly; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bacteremia; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Male; Methicillin Resistance; Rifampin; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus
Type
letter