title: Failure of linezolid treatment for enterococcal endocarditis.
abstract: We describe a patient with Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis who failed to respond to treatment with linezolid.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zimmer
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Caliendo
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Thigpen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Somani
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid