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CASE REPORT

Treatment of Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylcoccus aureus Endocarditis with Linezolid

K.T. Leung From the Department of Medicine and Department of Microbiology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
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M.K.H. Tong From the Department of Medicine and Department of Microbiology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
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Y.P. Siu From the Department of Medicine and Department of Microbiology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
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C.S. Lam From the Department of Medicine and Department of Microbiology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
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H.L. Ng From the Department of Medicine and Department of Microbiology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
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H.K. Lee From the Department of Medicine and Department of Microbiology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Pages 483-486 | Received 22 Apr 2004, Accepted 11 May 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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