Emergence of linezolid-resistant enterococci in a neutropenic patient

J Hosp Infect. 2006 Jan;62(1):125-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.05.008. Epub 2005 Aug 15.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / pharmacology*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial* / genetics
  • Enterococcus faecalis / classification
  • Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects*
  • Enterococcus faecalis / genetics
  • Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Linezolid
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Neutropenia / complications*
  • Oxazolidinones / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Linezolid