Linezolid versus vancomycin in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia in the elderly

Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Aug;35(8):1197-1198. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.043. Epub 2017 May 26.

Authors

Julie Dupont¹, Dominique Prat¹, Benjamin Sztrymf²

Affiliations

¹ Réanimation polyvalente et surveillance continue, Hôpital Antoine béclère, Université Paris Sud, F-92140 Clamart, France.
² Réanimation polyvalente et surveillance continue, Hôpital Antoine béclère, Université Paris Sud, F-92140 Clamart, France; Inserm U999, Centre hospitalier Marie Lannelongue, F-92060, La Plessis Robinson, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 28576638
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.043

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Acetamides
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cross Infection
Humans
Linezolid*
Methicillin
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Oxazolidinones
Pneumonia, Staphylococcal
Vancomycin*

Substances

Acetamides
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Oxazolidinones
Vancomycin
Linezolid
Methicillin