Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus ventriculitis in a child
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
11(2): 297-299, Apr. 2007.
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-454733
ABSTRACT
Enterococci are an uncommon cause of CNS infection. A 20 month-old boy, diagnosed with hydrocephalus with ventriculoperitoneal shunt and history of lengthy hospitalization and use of wide spectrum antibiotics, was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit diagnosed with ventriculitis. On the 14th day of empirical antibiotic therapy (vancomycin and meropenem) the child presented fever while the CSF sample culture evidenced vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. The patient received intravenous linezolid achieving cerebrospinal fluid sterilization. Conclusion:
Intravenous linezolid appears to be a safe and effective therapy for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection.
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Main subject:
Cerebral Ventricles
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
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Enterococcus faecium
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Vancomycin Resistance
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Oxazolidinones
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Encephalitis
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Acetamides
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Anti-Infective Agents
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of São Paulo/BR
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