Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal ventriculitis in a pediatric patient with linezolid

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 927-929

  Maranich, Ashley M ^a,b   Rajnik, Michael ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; NAFCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHUNT INFECTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 51849114125     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.173.9.927     Document Type: Article

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