Abstract
A 4 1/2-month-old, 26-week premature infant with multiple complications of prematurity required a central venous catheter for venous access and antibiotic treatment of bacterial nosocomial infections. He developed tricuspid valve endocarditis with vegetation caused by Enterococcus faecium resistant to ampicillin, vancomycin and quinupristin-dalfopristin but susceptible to linezolid. He was successfully treated with linezolid intravenously (7 weeks) and then orally (2 weeks).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1101-1103 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2003 |
Keywords
- Endocarditis
- Linezolid
- Neonate
- Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus