Endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus:: Treatment failure with linezolid

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作者：

Ruiz, ME

Guerrero, IC

Tuazon, CU

机构：

[1] George Washington Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Med, Washington, DC 20037 USA

[2] Community Med Ctr, Toms River, NJ USA

来源：

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2002年 / 35卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1086/342698

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

We describe 2 cases of endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that failed to respond to intravenous linezolid therapy but were successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole plus gentamicin and vancomycin plus rifampin.

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