Telavancin for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Candace Y Hooper, Winter J SmithDepartment of Pharmacy, Clinical and Administrative Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, OK, USAAbstract: Telavancin is a bactericidal lipoglycopeptide antibiotic that is structurally related to vancomycin. It dem...

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Main Authors: Hooper CY, Smith WJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2012-03-01
Series:Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/telavancin-for-the-treatment-of-nosocomial-pneumonia-caused-by-methici-a9510