Endocarditis due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus successfully treated with linezolid: case report and review of literature.
Enterococcus raffinosus is scarcely found in clinical samples and even less frequently as etiologic agent of endocarditis. We are herein presenting one case of mitral prosthetic-valve endocarditis in a 77-y-o male due to a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus isolate, successfully treated with 6 weeks of linezolid, and a two-year follow up.
Jasovich
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Sanatorio Güemes, F. Acuña de Figueroa 1240, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ganaha
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Ebi
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García
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Blanco
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Lopardo
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D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D000069349:Linezolid; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D012086:Reoperation; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid