Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a tropical setting: patient outcome and impact of antibiotic resistance.

Most information on invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections comes from temperate countries. There are considerable knowledge gaps in epidemiology, treatment, drug resistance and outcome of invasive S. aureus infection in the tropics.A prospective, observational study of S. aureus bacteraemia was c...

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Main Authors: Emma K Nickerson, Maliwan Hongsuwan, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Krupal R Shah, Pramot Srisomang, Weera Mahavanakul, Therapon Wacharaprechasgul, Vance G Fowler, T Eoin West, Nitaya Teerawatanasuk, Harald Becher, Nicholas J White, Wirongrong Chierakul, Nicholas P Day, Sharon J Peacock
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Colecção:PLoS ONE
Acesso em linha:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2628727?pdf=render