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Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: recurrence and the impact of antibiotic treatment in a prospective multicenter study.
Feng Yee Chang,James E. Peacock,Daniel M. Musher,Patricia Triplett,Brent B. Macdonald,Joseph M. Mylotte,Alice O'donnell,Marilyn M. Wagener,Victor L. Yu +8 more
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Nafcillin was superior to vancomycin in preventing bacteriologic failure (persistent bacteremia or relapse) for methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) baiteremia following antistaphylococcal therapy, and most were relapses.About:
This article is published in Medicine.The article was published on 2003-09-01. It has received 501 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bacteremia & Vancomycin.read more
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Clinical Data on Daptomycin plus Ceftaroline versus Standard of Care Monotherapy in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
Matthew Geriak,Fadi Haddad,Khulood Rizvi,Warren E. Rose,Ravina Kullar,Kerry L. LaPlante,Marie Yu,Logan Vasina,Krista Ouellette,Marcus J. Zervos,Victor Nizet,George Sakoulas,George Sakoulas +12 more
TL;DR: This preliminary (but aborted) assessment of early DAP+CPT therapy versus standard monotherapy in MRSA bacteremia is shared to encourage a more definitive clinical trial of its potential benefits against this leading cause of infection-associated mortality.
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Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Is Effective against both Extra- and Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus
TL;DR: LL-37 was shown to be very potent and prompt in eliminating both extra- and intracellular S. aureus and was more effective in killing extra-and-injury-free S.Aureus than commonly used conventional antibiotics.
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Impact of Empirical-Therapy Selection on Outcomes of Intravenous Drug Users with Infective Endocarditis Caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
Thomas P. Lodise,Peggy S. McKinnon,Donald P. Levine,Donald P. Levine,Michael J. Rybak,Michael J. Rybak +5 more
TL;DR: Patients who received vancomycin had higher infection-related mortality, even if they were switched to beta-lactam once culture results became available, and this relationship persisted after logistic regression analysis controlling for clinical characteristics.
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Development of a real-time Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA (SAM-) PCR for routine blood culture.
TL;DR: A duplex real-time TaqMan polymerase chain reaction targeting the species-specific nuc gene, and the mecA gene encoding methicillin-resistance, was developed as a tool for rapid identification and detection of S. aureus in mixed infection, and identified Methicillin resistance in both S. epidermidis and S.Aureus strains.
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Treatment Duration for Uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia To Prevent Relapse: Analysis of a Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Yong Pil Chong,Song Mi Moon,Kyung-Mi Bang,Hyun Jung Park,So-Youn Park,Mi-Na Kim,Ki-Ho Park,Sung-Han Kim,Sang-Oh Lee,Sang-Ho Choi,Jin-Yong Jeong,Jun Hee Woo,Yang Soo Kim +12 more
TL;DR: It seems reasonable to consider at least 14 days of antibiotic therapy to prevent relapse in the treatment of uncomplicated SAB, as practice guidelines recommend.
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