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. 2005 Apr 1;40(7):e67-8.
doi: 10.1086/428623. Epub 2005 Mar 2.

Anaerobic sepsis due to multidrug-resistant Bacteroides fragilis: microbiological cure and clinical response with linezolid therapy

D W Wareham  1 , M Wilks, D Ahmed, J S Brazier, M Millar
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Anaerobic sepsis due to multidrug-resistant Bacteroides fragilis: microbiological cure and clinical response with linezolid therapy

D W Wareham et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We describe the first reported case of anaerobic sepsis due to Bacteroides fragilis with simultaneous resistance to metronidazole, beta-lactams, beta lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitors, carbapenems, macrolides, and tetracyclines. Microbiological cure and clinical improvement was achieved with linezolid therapy, an agent that may be useful for the treatment of multidrug-resistant anaerobic infections.

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