First recurrent infection with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus from Turkey

Here we describe a case of a neuroblastoma patient with recurrent vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection successfully treated with ciprofloxacin. This is the first case of recurrent vancomycin-resistant enterococal infection in our hospital and Turkey.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infection 2006-09, Vol.53 (3), p.e147-e150
Hauptverfasser:	Citak, Elvan Caglar, Oguz, Aynur, Karadeniz, Ceyda, Okur, Visal, Basustaoglu, Ahmet, Arman, Dilek
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacteremia - drug therapy Bacteremia - microbiology Child, Preschool Children Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use Enterococcus Enterococcus faecium - drug effects Febrile neutropenia Female Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - epidemiology Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Humans Neuroblastoma Recurrence Turkey - epidemiology Vancomycin Resistance Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
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Zusammenfassung:	Here we describe a case of a neuroblastoma patient with recurrent vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection successfully treated with ciprofloxacin. This is the first case of recurrent vancomycin-resistant enterococal infection in our hospital and Turkey.
ISSN:	0163-4453 1532-2742
DOI:	10.1016/j.jinf.2005.11.021