Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus meningitis with linezolid

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2001 Jun;20(6):432-4. doi: 10.1007/pl00011286.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / pharmacokinetics
  • Acetamides / pharmacology
  • Acetamides / therapeutic use*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / secondary
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / surgery
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / metabolism
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology
  • Enterococcus / drug effects*
  • Enterococcus / growth & development
  • Female
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Linezolid
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxazolidinones / pharmacokinetics
  • Oxazolidinones / pharmacology
  • Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vancomycin Resistance
  • Ventriculostomy

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Linezolid