Abstract
Vancomycin is the primary antibiotic administered for treatment of methicillinresistant S. aureus (MRSA) infection; however, treatment failure of vancomycin is currently not uncommon in patients with in vitro vancomycin susceptibile S. aureus (MIC ≤ 2 μg/mL) infection. In this report, we describe a case of septic arthritis caused by persistent MRSA bacteremia and treated successfully with linezolid after failure of initial vancomycin therapy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 403-406 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Infection and Chemotherapy |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Infectious Diseases
- Pharmacology (medical)