title: Successful treatment of meningoencephalitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with intravenous linezolid in an allogeneic cord blood stem cell transplant recipient.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an infectious pathogen that commonly occurs after stem cell transplantation. We report a case of meningoencephalitis with multiple abscess formation caused by MRSA, which occurred in a 62-y-old female soon after allogeneic cord blood transplantation, and which was successfully treated by the administration of intravenous linezolid.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomitaka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higa
authors.forename: Taizo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tasaka
authors.forename: Yasutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Itsuhiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakagiri
authors.forename: Fuminori
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuhashi
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukai
authors.forename: Hideho
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tohyama
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugihara
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D036101:Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D000069349:Linezolid; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid