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

[...]both respiratory samples, sputum cultures and blood samples could lead to the diagnosis of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia. [...]as already stated by the authors, no details are provided concerning the intensive care unit (ICU) admission policy in the investigating...

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Published inThe American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 35; no. 8; pp. 1197 - 1198
Main Authors Dupont, Julie, MD, Prat, Dominique, MD, Sztrymf, Benjamin, MD, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2017
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Acetamides
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotics
Cross Infection
Data processing
Drug resistance
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Geriatrics
Hospitals
Humans
Intensive care
Linezolid
Methicillin
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Missing data
Mortality
MRSA
Older people
Oxazolidinones
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Staphylococcal
Population
Sputum
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus infections
Vancomycin
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Summary:[...]both respiratory samples, sputum cultures and blood samples could lead to the diagnosis of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia. [...]as already stated by the authors, no details are provided concerning the intensive care unit (ICU) admission policy in the investigating centres. Furthermore some missing data (whose number is not provided) were declared, and the multiple imputations method was used to address this issue. [...]the number of missing data, and the precise analysis of variables...
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ISSN:0735-6757
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DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.043