title: Endocarditis due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus successfully treated with linezolid: case report and review of literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sanatorio Güemes, F. Acuña de Figueroa 1240, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jasovich
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ganaha
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ebi
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lopardo
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid