Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia with linezolid after failure of treatment with synercid (quinupristin/dalfopristin).

McNeil, S A

Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia with linezolid after failure of treatment with synercid (quinupristin/dalfopristin). [electronic resource] - Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Feb 2000 - 403-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

1058-4838

10.1086/313669 doi


Acetamides--administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents--administration & dosage
Bacteremia--diagnosis
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Therapy, Combination--therapeutic use
Enterococcus faecium--drug effects
Follow-Up Studies
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--diagnosis
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute--diagnosis
Linezolid
Male
Middle Aged
Oxazoles--administration & dosage
Oxazolidinones
Postoperative Complications
Treatment Failure
Treatment Outcome
Vancomycin Resistance
Virginiamycin--therapeutic use