The importance of timely introduction of vancomycin therapy against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and severity of MRSA bacteremia at Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Aim: Worldwide, an estimated 2 billion healthy people carry Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and of these, up to 53 million are thought to carry methicillin-resistant SA (MRSA). MRSA bacteremia patients are more critical to manage and timely introduction of antibiotics is life-saving. The aim of the study...

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Main Authors: Jayaweera Arachchige Asela Sampath Jayaweera, Malika Karunarathne, Wikum Widuranga Kumbukgolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary World 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of One Health
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Online Access:http://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.3/2.pdf