Are all beta-lactams similarly effective in the treatment of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia? M. Paul, N. Zemer-Wassercug, O. Talker, Y. Lishtzinsky, B. Lev, Z. Samra, L. Leibovici, J. Bishara Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 17, Issue 10, Pages 1581-1586 (October 2011) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03425.x Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
FIG. 1 Patient selection. 1Vancomycin was administered empirically together with the beta-lactam in 9/131 (6.9%) patients in group 1; 0% in group 2; 23/194 (11.9%) in group 3; 16/61 (26.2%) in group 4 and 34/57 (59.6%) patients in group 5. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2011 17, 1581-1586DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03425.x) Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions