Meningitis due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium successfully treated with combined intravenous and intraventricular chloramphenicol

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jul;43(7):3578-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3578-3579.2005.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Chloramphenicol / administration & dosage
  • Chloramphenicol / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Injections, Intraventricular
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vancomycin Resistance*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Chloramphenicol