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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Teicoplanin combined with conventional vancomycin therapy for the treatment of pulmonary methicillin-resistant

Wei Wu, Min Liu, Jia-Jing Geng, Mei Wang

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei WuLaboratory Medicine, Bejing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, China.
Min LiuDepartment of General Practice, The Community Health Services Center in Lumen, Beijing 100080, China.
Jia-Jing GengLaboratory Medicine, Bejing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, China.
Mei WangLaboratory Medicine, Bejing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100176, China. wmeimeiw@163.com.
Beijing Tongren Hospital · CNHealth Services Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVancomycin and teicoplanin are both antibiotics that have significant antimicrobial effects on Gram-positive cocci.

aimTo explore the value of teicoplanin combined with conventional (vancomycin only) anti-infective therapy for the treatment of methicillin-resistant

methodsA total of 86 patients with methicillin-resistant

resultsPatients in the study group were observed to have faster cough and expectoration resolution, white blood cell count normalization, body temperature normalization, and rales disappearance than patients in the control group (all

conclusionCompared with conventional (vancomycin only) therapy, teicoplanin and vancomycin combination therapy for patients with pulmonary methicillin-resistant

Indexed as

Lung infectionMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidisTeicoplaninVancomycin

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PMID35004986
PMCPMC8686121
OpenAlexW3215946771

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