Influence of Reported Penicillin Allergy on Mortality in MSSA Bacteremia

BACKGROUND: Penicillin allergy frequently impacts antibiotic choice. As beta-lactams are superior to vancomycin in treating methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia, we examined the effect of reported penicillin allergy on clinical outcomes in patients with MSSA bacteremia. ME...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Turner, Nicholas A, Moehring, Rebekah, Sarubbi, Christina, Wrenn, Rebekah H, Drew, Richard H, Cunningham, Coleen K, Fowler, Vance G, Anderson, Deverick J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5861429/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29594180
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy042
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