Abstract

BERBERIAN, G. et al. Linezolid for the treatment of newborns infected with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Rev. argent. microbiol. [online]. 2009, vol.41, n.1, pp.34-38. ISSN 0325-7541.

Five patients hospitalized in the neonatal unit between 2002 and 2007, infected with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium treated with linezolid are presented in this study. This antibiotic showed good clinical efficacy and safety, since no adverse events occured in this group of patients.

Keywords : Linezolid; Newborns; Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

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