A Case Report on Isolation of Linezolid- and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium Species from Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient Suffering from Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt-associated Meningitis

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are one of the most common nosocomial infections. Linezolid has been used to treat such infections extensively. Over time there have been reports where linezolid resistance in enterococci has been documented. This is the first report from Pakistan where linezol...

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Autores principales: Irfan, Seema, Qamar, Salima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Trauma
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31700734
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5631

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31700734
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5631

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