Journal article
Emergence of Vancomycin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
The New England journal of medicine, Vol.316(15), pp.927-931
04/09/1987
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198704093161507
PMID: 3821839
Abstract
COAGULASE-negative staphylococci have been
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increasilgly recognized as causative agents in sevel l types of infection, including nosocomial bacteremia and infection of indwelling devices, such as prosthetic hea t valv
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4 Coagulase-negative staphylococci are also the most common agents responsible for peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysi
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Until recentl, beta-lactamase-stable penicillins we e regarded as t e treatmen s f choi e f r staphylococcal infections. Unfortunately, 35 t66 6 percent of clinically important coagulase-negative staphylococcal isolates are currently resista t o methicilli
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c As a result, vancomycin has beco e the . . .
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Emergence of Vancomycin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
- Creators
- Richard S SchwalbeJack T StapletonPeter H Gilligan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The New England journal of medicine, Vol.316(15), pp.927-931
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- DOI
- 10.1056/NEJM198704093161507
- PMID
- 3821839
- ISSN
- 0028-4793
- eISSN
- 1533-4406
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/09/1987
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094653902771
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