Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus ventriculitis in a child

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 297-299

  da Silva, Paulo Sérgio Lucas ^a,b   Monteiro Neto, Henrique ^a   Sejas, Lílian Márcia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Resistance; Treatment; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; OXACILLIN; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 34547132784     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702007000200027     Document Type: Article

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