Endocarditis due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus successfully treated with linezolid: case report and review of literature Endocarditis por Enterococcus raffinosus resistente a vancomicina exitosamente tratada con linezolid: caso clínico y revisión de la literatura
Enterococcus raffinosus is scarcely found in clinical samples and even less frequently as etiologic agent of endocarditis. We are herein presenting one case of mitral prosthetic-valve endocarditis in a 77-y-o male due to a vancomycinresistant Enterococcus raffinosus isolate, successfully treated wit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2008-12-01
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Series: | Revista Argentina de Microbiología |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0325-75412008000400004 |