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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep:14 Suppl 3:e227-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.07.023. Epub 2009 Dec 14.

Treatment of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) endocarditis with linezolid

Abdullah Balkhair  1 , Zakariya Al Muharrmi, Laila Darwish, Hatem Farhan, Mansour Sallam
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Treatment of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) endocarditis with linezolid

Abdullah Balkhair et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep.
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Abstract

We report a case of infective endocarditis due to vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA). This was treated with a combination of intravenous linezolid and fusidic acid. Cure was achieved without surgical intervention.

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