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Endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: treatment failure with linezolid
Maria E Ruiz1, Isabel C Guerrero, Carmelita U Tuazon
1Department of Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
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.