Editorial Expression of Concern: Comparative effectiveness of β-lactam versus vancomycin empiric therapy in patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia

Davie Wong¹, Titus Wong^{2

3}, Marc Romney^{2

4}, Victor Leung^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ PGY-V Infectious Diseases Residency Training Program, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, D 452 Heather Pavilion, 2733 Heather Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada. davie1985@hotmail.com.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
³ Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver General Hospital, JPPN1, 899 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
⁴ Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Division of Medical Microbiology, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada.

Davie Wong et al. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2020.

. 2020 Nov 17;19(1):51.

doi: 10.1186/s12941-020-00394-8.

Davie Wong¹, Titus Wong^{2

3}, Marc Romney^{2

4}, Victor Leung^{2

4}

¹ PGY-V Infectious Diseases Residency Training Program, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, D 452 Heather Pavilion, 2733 Heather Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada. davie1985@hotmail.com.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
³ Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Vancouver General Hospital, JPPN1, 899 W 12th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
⁴ Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Division of Medical Microbiology, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada.

Abstract

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Comparative effectiveness of β-lactam versus vancomycin empiric therapy in patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia.
Wong D, Wong T, Romney M, Leung V. Wong D, et al. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2016 Apr 26;15:27. doi: 10.1186/s12941-016-0143-3. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2016. PMID: 27112143 Free PMC article.

1. Wong D, Wong T, Romney M, Leung V. Comparative effectiveness of β-lactam versus vancomycin empiric therapy in patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2016;15:27. doi: 10.1186/s12941-016-0143-3. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Wong D, Wong T, Romney M, Leung V. Comparison of outcomes in patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcusaureus (MSSA) bacteremia who are treated with β-lactam vs vancomycin empiric therapy: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis. 2016;16:224. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1564-5. - DOI - PMC - PubMed