Successful treatment of persistent vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia with linezolid and gentamicin.
Noskin
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GA
Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. gnoskin@nwu.edu
Siddiqui
F
F
Stosor
V
V
Kruzynski
J
J
Peterson
L R
LR
D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D010080:Oxazoles; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D014640:Vancomycin; D000069349:Linezolid