Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus:: no apocalypse now

被引:24
作者
Goldstein, FW [1 ]
Kitzis, MD [1 ]
机构
[1] St Joseph Hosp, Lab Microbiol Med, F-75014 Paris, France
关键词
GISA; VRSA; vancomycin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus;
D O I
10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00734.x
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
The number of reports concerning vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is much higher than the number of true resistant strains or unexpected clinical failures. Many confounding factors, including inadequate serum levels, severely ill patients, foreign devices or undrained abscesses, are more likely to be responsible for the clinical failures than resistance to vancomycin.
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页码:761 / 765
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