Emergence of rifampicin resistance during rifampicin-containing treatment in elderly patients with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

Authors	Chih-Cheng Lai, Che-Kim Tan, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Chun-Hsing Liao, Yu-Tsung Huang, Po-Ren Hsueh
Journal	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (J Am Geriatr Soc) Vol. 58 Issue 5 Pg. 1001-3 (May 2010) ISSN: 1532-5415 [Electronic] United States
PMID	20722839 (Publication Type: Letter)
Chemical References	Rifampin
Topics	Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacteremia (drug therapy, microbiology) Drug Resistance, Bacterial Female Humans Male Methicillin Resistance Rifampin (administration & dosage, pharmacology) Staphylococcal Infections (drug therapy) Staphylococcus aureus (drug effects, isolation & purification)

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