Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Acetamides / administration & dosage
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Acetamides / therapeutic use*
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Administration, Oral
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / physiopathology
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Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / physiopathology
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Humans
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Linezolid
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Oxazolidinones / administration & dosage
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Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use*
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Treatment Outcome
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Vancomycin Resistance*
Substances
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Acetamides
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Oxazolidinones
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Linezolid