Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) mitral valve acute bacterial endocarditis (ABE) in a patient with Job's syndrome (hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome) successfully treated with linezolid and high-dose daptomycin

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-75

  Cunha, Burke A ^a   Krol, Vitaliy ^a   Kodali, Visali ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DAPTOMYCIN; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; HYPER IGE SYNDROME; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MITRAL VALVE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACETAMIDES; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DAPTOMYCIN; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; JOB'S SYNDROME; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; OXAZOLIDINONES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 38149008878     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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