Liver abscess caused by an infected ventriculoperitoneal shunt: doubtful etiology and time for an alternative to vancomycin

MeSH terms

• Acetamides / therapeutic use*
• Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
• Humans
• Linezolid
• Liver Abscess / drug therapy
• Liver Abscess / microbiology*
• Methicillin Resistance
• Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use*
• Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
• Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
• Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
• Staphylococcus aureus*
• Vancomycin / administration & dosage
• Vancomycin Resistance
• Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*