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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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Counterpoint: Vancomycin and Staphylococcus aureus—An Antibiotic Enters Obsolescence
TL;DR: Although no clinical trials suggest superiority of vancomycin over any comparator, some have provided evidence of its inferiority, strong consideration should be given to the use of alternative agents in the treatment of serious S. aureus infections.
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Effectiveness of a bundled intervention of decolonization and prophylaxis to decrease Gram positive surgical site infections after cardiac or orthopedic surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Marin L. Schweizer,Eli N. Perencevich,Jennifer S. McDanel,Jennifer Carson,Michelle B. Formanek,Joanne Hafner,Barbara I. Braun,Loreen A. Herwaldt,Loreen A. Herwaldt,Loreen A. Herwaldt +9 more
TL;DR: Surgical programs that implement a bundled intervention including both nasal decolonization and glycopeptide prophylaxis for MRSA carriers may decrease rates of surgical site infections caused by S aureus or other Gram positive bacteria.
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The Value of Infectious Diseases Consultation in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
TL;DR: Routine infectious diseases consultation should be considered for patients with S. aureus bacteremia, especially those with greater severity of illness or multiple comorbidities, especially if they have a central venous catheter at the time of diagnosis.
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Antibiotics currently used in the treatment of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
Craig R Rayner,Wendy J. Munckhof +1 more
TL;DR: Most community-acquired strains of MRSA in Australia and New Zealand are non multiresistant (nmMRSA), and lincosamides (clindamycin, lincomycin or cotrimoxazole are the antibiotics of choice for less serious nmMRSA infections such as skin and soft tissue infections.
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Establishment of a Superficial Skin Infection Model in Mice by Using Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes
Elisabeth Kugelberg,Tobias Norström,Thomas K. Petersen,Tore Duvold,Dan I. Andersson,Diarmaid Hughes +5 more
TL;DR: The present model is considered more biologically relevant for the study of superficial skin infections in mice and humans and should be applicable to the evaluation of novel antimicrobial treatments of superficial infections caused by S. aureus and S. pyogenes.
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