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Rates of killing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by ceftaroline, daptomycin, and telavancin compared to that of vancomycin

Praveena MarconescuFrom the Medical Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas;School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California
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Edward A. GravissDepartment of Medicine (Infectious Disease Section), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas;Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas;Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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Daniel M. MusherFrom the Medical Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas;Department of Medicine (Infectious Disease Section), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas;Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 620-622 | Received 31 Dec 2011, Accepted 20 Feb 2012, Published online: 05 Jun 2012

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