High Vancomycin MIC and Complicated Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

We conducted a retrospective study of 99 patients with methicillin-suseptible Staphylococcus aureus catheter-related bacteremia in which vancomycin MIC was determined by Etest. High vancomycin MIC (>1.5 μg/mL) was the only independent risk factor for development of complicated bacteremia caused b...

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Main Authors: Jose Maria Aguado, Rafael San-Juan, Antonio Lalueza, Francisca Sanz, Joaquin Rodríguez-Otero, Carmen Gómez-Gonzalez, Fernando Chaves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/10-1037_article