Treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ventriculitis in a neonate

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007 Jun;29(6):740-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.11.025. Epub 2007 Mar 28.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / adverse effects
  • Acetamides / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Acetamides / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Infective Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-Infective Agents / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects
  • Enterococcus faecium / genetics
  • Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Linezolid
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Oxazolidinones / adverse effects
  • Oxazolidinones / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use
  • Premature Birth
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vancomycin Resistance*
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Linezolid