First recurrent infection with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus from Turkey.
Here we describe a case of a neuroblastoma patient with recurrent vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection successfully treated with ciprofloxacin. This is the first case of recurrent vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection in our hospital and Turkey.
Citak
Elvan Caglar
EC
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey. caglarcitak@yahoo.com
Oguz
Aynur
A
Karadeniz
Ceyda
C
Okur
Visal
V
Basustaoglu
Ahmet
A
Arman
Dilek
D
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin