Successful treatment of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia with high doses of linezolid administered in continuous infusion.
Service of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: Falvarez@parcdesalutmar.cat.
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Álvarez-Lerma
Service of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Muñoz-Bermúdez
Service of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Samper-Sánchez
Service of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Gracia Arnilla
Service of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Grau
Service of Hospital Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D057915:Drug Substitution; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000032:analysis; D000069349:Linezolid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin; D000069349:Linezolid