Empiric use of linezolid in febrile hematology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp

Empiric use of linezolid in febrile hematology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp

Objectives: We conducted a retrospective study on the impact of the empiric use of linezolid on mortality in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp (VRE)-colonized hematology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients. Methods: VRE-colonized inpatients for whom complete data were ava...

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Main Authors: Luiz F. Lisboa, Bianca G. Miranda, Marjorie B. Vieira, Frederico L. Dulley, Guilherme G. Fonseca, Thais Guimarães, Anna S. Levin, Maria A. Shikanai-Yasuda, Silvia F. Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Linezolid
VRE
Hematology
Bone marrow transplant
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215000296

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