Failure of linezolid treatment for enterococcal endocarditis.
We describe a patient with Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis who failed to respond to treatment with linezolid.
Zimmer
S M
SM
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Caliendo
A M
AM
Thigpen
M C
MC
Somani
J
J
D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D008297:Male; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid