A comparison of costs and hospital length of stay associated with intravenous/oral linezolid or intravenous vancomycin treatment of complicated skin and soft-tissue infections caused by suspected or confirmed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in elderly US patients

Hospital Length ◽

Hospital Length Of Stay ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Complicated Skin ◽

Vancomycin Treatment

Linezolid reduces length of stay and duration of intravenous treatment compared with vancomycin for complicated skin and soft tissue infections due to suspected or proven methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents ◽

10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.09.003 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 442-448 ◽

Cited By ~ 85

Author(s):

Kamal M.F. Itani ◽

John Weigelt ◽

Jim Z. Li ◽

Sandeep Duttagupta

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Length Of Stay ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Intravenous Treatment ◽

Pan-European early switch/early discharge opportunities exist for hospitalized patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated skin and soft tissue infections

10.1111/1469-0691.12632 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 (10) ◽

pp. 993-1000 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

D. Nathwani ◽

C. Eckmann ◽

W. Lawson ◽

J.M. Stephens ◽

C. Macahilig ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Early Discharge ◽

Hospitalized Patients ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

European perspective and update on the management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after more than 10 years of experience with linezolid

10.1111/1469-0691.12463 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 3-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 54

Author(s):

M. Bassetti ◽

M. Baguneid ◽

E. Bouza ◽

M. Dryden ◽

D. Nathwani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Years Of Experience ◽

European Perspective ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Comparison of vancomycin and linezolid in patients with peripheral vascular disease and/or diabetes in an observational European study of complicated skin and soft-tissue infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

10.1016/j.cmi.2015.01.011 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. S33-S39 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

C. Eckmann ◽

D. Nathwani ◽

W. Lawson ◽

S. Corman ◽

C. Solem ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Vascular Disease ◽

Peripheral Vascular Disease ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

European Study ◽

Peripheral Vascular ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Weight-based antibiotic dosing in a real-world European study of complicated skin and soft-tissue infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

10.1016/j.cmi.2015.05.030 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. S40-S46 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

W. Lawson ◽

D. Nathwani ◽

C. Eckmann ◽

S. Corman ◽

J. Stephens ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Real World ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

European Study ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Complicated Skin ◽

Antibiotic Dosing

Economic burden of inpatient and outpatient antibiotic treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated skin and soft-tissue infections: a comparison of linezolid, vancomycin, and daptomycin

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research ◽

10.2147/ceor.s46991 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 447 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dipen Patel ◽

Jennifer Stephens ◽

Xin Gao ◽

Verheggen ◽

Ahmed Shelbaya ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Antibiotic Treatment ◽

Economic Burden ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Detection and Initial Management of Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Surgical Infections ◽

10.1089/sur.2008.064.supp ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 9 (s1) ◽

pp. s11-s15 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Robert G. Sawyer

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Initial Management ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Is Linezolid Superior to Vancomycin for Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ◽

10.1128/aac.50.5.1910-1911.2006 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 50 (5) ◽

pp. 1910-1911 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

A. C. Kalil ◽

S. Puumala ◽

J. Stoner ◽

J. Weigelt ◽

K. Itani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

The importance of tissue penetration in achieving successful antimicrobial treatment of nosocomial pneumonia and complicated skin and soft-tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: vancomycin and linezolid

Current Medical Research and Opinion ◽

10.1185/03007990903512057 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 571-588 ◽

Cited By ~ 75

Author(s):

Gary E. Stein ◽

Elizabeth M. Wells

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Nosocomial Pneumonia ◽

Antimicrobial Treatment ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Tissue Penetration ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

Early switch/early discharge opportunities for hospitalized patients with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated skin and soft tissue infections: Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

Journal of Infection and Public Health ◽

10.1016/j.jiph.2020.03.018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 1126-1133

Author(s):

Ashraf El Houfi ◽

Abdulhakeem Al Thaqafi ◽

Thamer H. Alenazi ◽

Fayssal Farahat ◽

Caitlyn T. Solem ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Early Discharge ◽

Hospitalized Patients ◽

Soft Tissue Infections ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽