Successful treatment of Staphylococcus epidermidis prosthetic valve endocarditis with linezolid after failure of treatment with oxacillin, gentamicin, rifampicin, vancomycin, and fusidic acid regimens

P.W. de Feiter*, J.A. Jacobs, M.J. Jacobs, C. Vink, S. van der Geest

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Abstract

We present a 49-y-old male, with a history of marfan's disease and aortic and mitral valve replacement surgery, who was operated for a type iii thoracoabdominal aneurysm. The postoperative course was compromized by a staphylococcus epidermidis mitral valve endocarditis, which was successfully treated only after intravenous linezolid was included in the therapy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-176
JournalScandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume37
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2005

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