title: Vancomycin monotherapy vs. combination therapy for the treatment of persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy; Changi General Hospital; Singapore.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seah
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases; Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore; Communicable Disease Centre; Singapore; Department of Medicine; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Lye
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy; Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore.
authors.forename: Tat-Ming
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology; Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore.
authors.forename: Prabha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology; Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore.
authors.forename: Saugata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy; Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore; Department of Pharmacy; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; Singapore.
authors.forename: Christine B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Teng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012846:Singapore; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin
keywords: MRSA; combination therapy; monotherapy; persistent bacteremia; vancomycin