The Impact of Serum Vancomycin Levels and Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Mortality in Patients with Nosocomial Pneumonia

Denise Pires Machado; Luciano Z Goldani; Rodrigo Minuto Paiva; Valério Rodrigues Aquino; Fernanda de-Paris; Thiago Lisboa; Bruno Jung; Rodrigo Pires dos Santos

doi:10.1155/2013/585834

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2013)

The Impact of Serum Vancomycin Levels and Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Mortality in Patients with Nosocomial Pneumonia

Denise Pires Machado,
Luciano Z Goldani,
Rodrigo Minuto Paiva,
Valério Rodrigues Aquino,
Fernanda de-Paris,
Thiago Lisboa,
Bruno Jung,
Rodrigo Pires dos Santos

Affiliations

Denise Pires Machado: Section of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Hospital Committee, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Luciano Z Goldani: Section of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Hospital Committee, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Rodrigo Minuto Paiva: Section of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Hospital Committee, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Valério Rodrigues Aquino: Section of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Hospital Committee, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Fernanda de-Paris: Section of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Hospital Committee, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Thiago Lisboa: Section of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Hospital Committee, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Bruno Jung: Section of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Hospital Committee, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Rodrigo Pires dos Santos: Section of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Hospital Committee, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/585834
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 3
pp. e75 – e79

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Vancomycin is the treatment of choice for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections; however, treatment failure is not uncommon, even when the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the MRSA strain is within the susceptible range for vancomycin.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjidmm/

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