Antibiotic regimen including linezolid for treating prosthetic valve endocarditis with cerebral embolism due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus after failure with oxacillin and teicoplanin

A case of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) with cerebral metastatic seeding is described. The patient is a 61 year old man with diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and previous bacterial endocarditis. Despite appropriate MSSA therapy, the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Le infezioni in medicina 2009-12, Vol.17 (4), p.240-243
Hauptverfasser:	Brugraro, P, Eseme, F, Morelli, E, Fiscon, M, Rosini, G, Belussi, F, Ebo, F, Petrucci, A, Tenderini, P, Raise, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acetamides - therapeutic use Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use Aortic Valve - surgery Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy Endocarditis, Bacterial - etiology Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects Humans Intracranial Embolism - drug therapy Linezolid Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Oxacillin - therapeutic use Oxazolidinones - therapeutic use Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy Teicoplanin - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome
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