Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant S. aureus in the ICU setting

Intensive Care Med. 2014 May;40(5):759-60. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3257-0. Epub 2014 Mar 14.

Authors

Silvia Corcione¹, Ilaria Motta, Lucina Fossati, Floriana Campanile, Stefania Stefani, Rossana Cavallo, Giovanni Di Perri, V Marco Ranieri, Francesco G De Rosa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, University of Turin, Corso Svizzera 164, 10149, Turin, Italy.

PMID: 24627049
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-014-3257-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acetamides / therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Daptomycin / therapeutic use
Genotyping Techniques
Humans
Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data*
Italy
Linezolid
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Molecular Epidemiology
Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

Acetamides
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Oxazolidinones
Vancomycin
Linezolid
Daptomycin