Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium meningitis successfully treated with chloramphenicol

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 483-484

  Pérez Mato, Sayonara ^a,b   Robinson, Sandra ^b   Bégué, Rodolfo E ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloramphenicol; Meningitis; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 17344393565     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199905000-00023     Document Type: Article

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