Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis isolated from a septic patient: report of first isolates in Germany.
Here we report the first German case of necrotizing pancreatitis, peritonitis, and septic shock caused by linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis.
Halle
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Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité Medical University, Berlin, D-10117 Berlin, Germany. elke.halle@charite.de
Padberg
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Rosseau
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Klare
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Werner
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Witte
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D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000382:microbiology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology*
D000081:Acetamides; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid