title: Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal peritonitis with linezolid in a kidney transplant patient: a case report and review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, USA. fasikamesfin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fasika M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Tedla
authors.forename: Moro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salifu
authors.forename: Eli A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016984:Enterococcus faecium; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D000069349:Linezolid; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012074:Remission Induction; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid