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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 40, 2008 - Issue 1
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) endocarditis treated with linezolid

Paola Mancino From the Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Centre of Excellence on Ageing, University ‘G. d'Annunzio’ School of Medicine, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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Claudio Ucciferri From the Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Centre of Excellence on Ageing, University ‘G. d'Annunzio’ School of Medicine, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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Katia Falasca From the Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Centre of Excellence on Ageing, University ‘G. d'Annunzio’ School of Medicine, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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Eligio Pizzigallo From the Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Centre of Excellence on Ageing, University ‘G. d'Annunzio’ School of Medicine, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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Jacopo Vecchiet From the Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Centre of Excellence on Ageing, University ‘G. d'Annunzio’ School of Medicine, Chieti-Pescara, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 67-73 | Received 30 May 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Linezolid is not yet recognized as a standard therapy for infective endocarditis but its use becomes a necessity when infection is due to multidrug-resistant microorganisms. This report describes 1 patient with endocarditis treated with linezolid and 45 similar cases from the medical literature.

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