Colonization of the tip of a thoracic catheter by Enterococcus faecalis resistant to vancomycin and linezolid

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1118-1121

  Cian, Franca ^a,b   Luzzati, Roberto ^b   Deiana, Maria Luisa ^b   Ferrantelli, Nicoletta ^b   Tonin, Enrico ^a   Lagatolla, Cristina ^a   Dolzani, Lucilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; MOXIFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CATHETER REMOVAL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG MONITORING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL SWAB; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACETAMIDES; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OXAZOLIDINONES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 67650720742     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.008334-0     Document Type: Article

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