Bacteremia due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium of Van B phenotype during prophylaxis with vancomycin

Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Oct;15(4):752-3. doi: 10.1093/clind/15.4.752.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Ampicillin / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / etiology
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
  • Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Gentamicins / therapeutic use
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / etiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid / complications*
  • Middle Aged
  • Vancomycin / pharmacology
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Gentamicins
  • Vancomycin
  • Ampicillin