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Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection of an external ventricular drain with 2 weeks of intravenous linezolid

Hydrocephalus is a common condition worldwide, and is frequently managed by diversion of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), either externally with a drain or internally with a shunt. An external ventricular drain (EVD) can be an essential treatment modality, but is associated with a risk of infection, most...

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Autores principales: Cearns, Michael D., McLintock, Bruce T., Suttner, Nigel, Khalsa, Kamaljit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9175973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35693469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000335