[Integrative therapy for postoperative intractable enterococcus faecium infections].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the treatment of patients with infection of enterococcus faecium after surgery who failed to respond to antibiotics.


METHODS
Five patients after surgery were proved to have Enterococcus faecium infection by bacterial culture. They were treated by sensitive antibiotics but failed. Comprehensive treatment prescribed included immunoenhancements, enteral nutrition, and traditional Chinese medicines.


RESULTS
Four patients were discharged from the hospital after recovery, and was cared else where after 1 month treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Comprehensive treatment is a better way to treat patients with refractory enterococcus faecium infection after surgery.
Tang
Zhe
Z
Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Peng
Cheng-hong
CH
Fang
He-qing
HQ
Wu
Yu-lian
YL
Liu
Ying-bin
YB
Gao
Shun-liang
SL
Wang
Yong
Y
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016984:Enterococcus faecium; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*