Central nervous system infections due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Case series and review of the literature

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-31

  Wang, Jeffrey S ^a   Muzevich, Katie ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^a   Bearman, Gonzalo ^a   Stevens, Michael P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Vancomycin resistant enterococci; Ventriculitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZACITIDINE; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DAPTOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HICKMAN CATHETER; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; YOUNG ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMPLICATION; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CROSS INFECTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; FATALITY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXED INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COINFECTION; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CROSS INFECTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901759758     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.01.009     Document Type: Article

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