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Absence of Correlation Between Vancomycin Consumption and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2017

Cezar Vinícius Würdig Riche*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Hospital Ernesto Dornelles, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Renato Cassol Ferreira da Silva
Affiliation:
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Jorge Alberto Santiago Ferreira
Affiliation:
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Cícero Armídio Gomes Dias
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Diego Rodrigues Falci
Affiliation:
Hospital das Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Centro Universitário La Salle Canoas, Canoas, RS, Brazil.
*
Address correspondence to Cezar V. W. Riche, MD, Rua Sarmento Leite #245, Room 204, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil (cezar@ufcspa.edu.br).

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