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  • Title: Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium endocarditis with linezolid in a renal transplant recipient with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
    Author: Archuleta S, Murphy B, Keller MJ.
    Journal: Transpl Infect Dis; 2004 Sep; 6(3):117-9. PubMed ID: 15569227.
    Abstract:
    Infections with vancomycin-resistant Enterococci cause significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, including transplant recipients. We report the successful use of oral linezolid to treat a case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium endocarditis in a renal transplant recipient with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
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