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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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Epidemiological Investigations on Microbial Infection and Crystals Causing Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease in Tom-Cats of Ismailia, Egypt
TL;DR: In this paper , a prospective study was carried out on the point prevalence and odds ratio (OR) of the FLUTD in Shirazi and Baladi tomcats at Ismailia Governorate, Egypt, recording the prominent clinical manifestation and identifying the antibiogram, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance genes of the causative microorganisms.
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Development and validation of a prediction rule for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus recurrent infection among a veterans affairs healthcare system population
TL;DR: A clinical prediction rule to identify Veterans at high-risk of recurrent MRSA infections and may help to guide clinicians in targeting high- risk patients for treatment and aggressive follow-up is created.
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Staphylococcus aureus sensible a cloxacilina con CMI elevada a glucopéptidos. ¿Ponemos siempre cloxacilina?
TL;DR: The emergence of increasing vancomycin-resistance in S. aureus isolates, which has stirred up the basis of therapeutic approach in staphylococcal infections, has raised concern for the scarcity of alternative treatment options.
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Analysis of the epidemiological status, microbiology, treatment methods and financial burden of hematogenous osteomyelitis based on 259 patients in Northwest China
S. T. Lu,Linhu Wang,Wen Luo,Guoliang Wang,Zhen-An Zhu,Yun-yan Liu,Hao Gao,Congxiao Fu,Jun Ren,Yunfei Zhang,Yong Zhang +10 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors investigated the epidemiological status, microbiological characteristics, treatment and financial burden of hematogenous osteomyelitis in Northwest China to explore the therapeutic effects of different treatment methods and to provide a basis for the choice of treatment.
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