Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus endocarditis with oral linezolid

Authors
Babcock, HM Ritchie, DJ Christiansen, E Starlin, R Little, R Stanley, S
Citation
Hm. Babcock et al., Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus endocarditis with oral linezolid, CLIN INF D, 32(9), 2001, pp. 1373-1375
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1373 - 1375
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(20010501)32:9<1373:STOVEE>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We report a case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium endocarditis that failed to respond to sequential monotherapy with chloramphenicol and q uinupristin/dalfopristin but was successfully treated with oral linezolid.