Effectiveness of oral cephalexin in antibiotic-course completion for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus-induced bacteremic vertebral osteomyelitis

Effectiveness of oral cephalexin in antibiotic-course completion for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus-induced bacteremic vertebral osteomyelitis

Abstract Background Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) is the most common causative microorganism of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO). Although oral antimicrobial therapy with first-generation cephalosporins can treat MSSA infection, data on PVO are scarce. This study evaluat...

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Main Authors: Nobumasa Okumura, Kayoko Hayakawa, Kei Yamamoto, Gen Yamada, Kazuhisa Mezaki, Norio Ohmagari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vertebral osteomyelitis
Oral therapy
Cephalexin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08266-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08266-0

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