International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 124-127 , September 2008

The Experience of a Novel Glycylcycline Antibiotic for a Patient with Infection Caused by Multiple Drug-Resistant Pathogens: What is the Benefit?

  • Po-Chin Chi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Liang Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Lieh Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Ling Weng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Chi Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Yi Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shih-Yi Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 5 July 2008.

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PII: S1873-9598(08)70050-4

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70050-4

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 124-127 , September 2008

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