title: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium endocarditis in a premature infant successfully treated with linezolid.
abstract: A 4 1/2-month-old, 26-week premature infant with multiple complications of prematurity required a central venous catheter for venous access and antibiotic treatment of bacterial nosocomial infections. He developed tricuspid valve endocarditis with vegetation caused by Enterococcus faecium resistant to ampicillin, vancomycin and quinupristin-dalfopristin but susceptible to linezolid. He was successfully treated with linezolid intravenously (7 weeks) and then orally (2 weeks).
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, USA.
authors.forename: Jocelyn Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ang
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lua
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Basim I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Asmar
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D000069349:Linezolid; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid