Comparative effectiveness of β-lactam versus vancomycin empiric therapy in patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia

BACKGROUND: Vancomycin may be inferior to β-lactams for the empiric treatment of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia. We compared empiric β-lactams to vancomycin to assess clinical outcomes in patients with MSSA bacteremia. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort stu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wong, Davie, Wong, Titus, Romney, Marc, Leung, Victor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27112143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12941-016-0143-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27112143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12941-016-0143-3

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