Successful treatment of persistent vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia with linezolid and gentamicin

Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Mar;28(3):689-90. doi: 10.1086/517221.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / therapeutic use*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
  • Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Gentamicins / therapeutic use*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Linezolid
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Oxazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Oxazolidinones*
  • Vancomycin / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Gentamicins
  • Oxazoles
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Vancomycin
  • Linezolid