Risk factors associated with the development of infection with linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.

Pai, Manjunath P; Rodvold, Keith A; Schreckenberger, Paul C; Gonzales, Ronald D; Petrolatti, Jennifer M; Quinn, John P · Clin Infect Dis · 2002

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

This retrospective cohort study revealed that linezolid resistance in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium was dependent on prior linezolid exposure and duration of linezolid therapy. These strains of E. faecium were resistant to the entire class of oxazolidinones.

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