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Case Reports

Failure of vancomycin treatment for meningitis caused by vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium

Ellen C. van Overbeek Department of Neurology, Orbis Medical Centre, SittardCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rob Janknegt Department of Pharmacology, Orbis Medical Centre, Sittard
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Hans W. M. Ter Berg Department of Neurology, Orbis Medical Centre, Sittard
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Janetta Top Department of Medical Microbiology, Utrecht University Medical Centre, Utrecht
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Esther Sportel Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Groningen University Medical Centre, Groningen
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Edou R. Heddema Department of Medical Microbiology, Orbis Medical Centre, Sittard, the Netherlands
Pages 794-796 | Received 06 Apr 2010, Accepted 12 Apr 2010, Published online: 21 May 2010

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