Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus endocarditis with oral linezolid

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作者：
Babcock, HM
Ritchie, DJ
Christiansen, E
Starlin, R
Little, R
Stanley, S
机构：
[1] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[2] Barnes Jewish Hosp, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[3] St Louis Coll Pharm, St Louis, MO USA
来源：
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2001年 / 32卷 / 09期
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D O I：
10.1086/319986
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
We report a case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium endocarditis that failed to respond to sequential monotherapy with chloramphenicol and quinupristin/dalfopristin but was successfully treated with oral linezolid.
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页码：1373 / 1375
页数：3
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