The Clinical Significance of Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Zendy

S. J. van Hal | Zendy; Thomas P. Lodise | Zendy; David L. Paterson | Zendy

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The Clinical Significance of Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Author(s) -

S. J. van Hal,

Thomas P. Lodise,

David L. Paterson

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir935

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , medicine , vancomycin , minimum inhibitory concentration , microbiology and biotechnology , micrococcaceae , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , meta analysis , antibiotics , antibacterial agent , bacteria , biology , genetics

Emerging data suggest that vancomycin may be less effective against serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values at the higher end of the susceptibility range. The purpose of this review is to examine the strength of these associations.

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