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High vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration is associated with poor outcome in patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia regardless of treatment

Juan José Castón From the Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain;Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI RD12/0015), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ciudad Real, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Francisco González-Gasca From the Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Lourdes Porras From the Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Soledad IllescasServicio de Microbiología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Maria Dolores RomeroServicio de Microbiología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Julio Gijón From the Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
Pages 783-786 | Received 10 Mar 2014, Accepted 28 May 2014, Published online: 19 Aug 2014

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