Short course of linezolid treatment for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium meningitis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 740-741

  Tsai, T N ^a   Wu, C P ^b   Peng, M Y ^b   Giian, C F ^b   Lee, S Y ^b   Lu, Jang Jih ^b,c  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Linezolid; Meningitis; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFPIROME; CEFTRIAXONE; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 33744543068     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2006.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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