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Case Reports
. 2002 Oct 15;35(8):1018-20.
doi: 10.1086/342698. Epub 2002 Sep 26.

Endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: treatment failure with linezolid

Maria E Ruiz  1 , Isabel C Guerrero, Carmelita U Tuazon
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Endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: treatment failure with linezolid

Maria E Ruiz et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We describe 2 cases of endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that failed to respond to intravenous linezolid therapy but were successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole plus gentamicin and vancomycin plus rifampin.

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