469The Relationship between Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) and Treatment Failure among Patients with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Blood Stream Infections (MRSA-BSI) at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC)
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Concentrations (MICs) and Treatment Failure among Patients with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Blood Stream Infections (MRSA-BSI) at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) Tilahun Amdissa Gemtessa, MD; Trini Ann Mathew, MD, MPH, FACP; Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, PharmD; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT; Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Farmington, CT
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