Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium meningitis successfully treated with linezolid

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 569-570

  Mizell, Kelly N ^a   Carter, J Elliot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; ITRACONAZOLE; LINEZOLID; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 43149109278     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31816c01ef     Document Type: Letter

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