title: Endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: treatment failure with linezolid.
abstract: We describe 2 cases of endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that failed to respond to intravenous linezolid therapy but were successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole plus gentamicin and vancomycin plus rifampin.
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid