Emergence of linezolid-resistant enterococci in a neutropenic patient [11]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-127

  Mehta, S ^a   Johnson, J ^a   Venezia, R ^a   Forrest, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFEPIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIBOSOME RNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ACETAMIDES; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEUTROPENIA; OXAZOLIDINONES;

EID: 30844434562     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.05.008     Document Type: Letter

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