TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful treatment of prosthetic joint infection due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci with tedizolid
AU - Si, Sheng
AU - Durkin, Michael J.
AU - Mercier, Maureen M.
AU - Yarbrough, Melanie L.
AU - Liang, Stephen Y.
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - Few antibiotic options exist for the management of infections due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci. We describe a case involving the safe and successful use of tedizolid, a new oxazolidinone, to treat vancomycin-resistant enterococci prosthetic joint infection.
AB - Few antibiotic options exist for the management of infections due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci. We describe a case involving the safe and successful use of tedizolid, a new oxazolidinone, to treat vancomycin-resistant enterococci prosthetic joint infection.
KW - Prosthetic joint infection
KW - Tedizolid
KW - Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84995467692&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/IPC.0000000000000469
DO - 10.1097/IPC.0000000000000469
M3 - Article
C2 - 28428726
AN - SCOPUS:84995467692
SN - 1056-9103
VL - 25
SP - 105
EP - 107
JO - Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
JF - Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
IS - 2
ER -