Abstract

JASOVICH, A. et al. Endocarditis due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus successfully treated with linezolid: case report and review of literature. Rev. argent. microbiol. [online]. 2008, vol.40, n.4, pp.204-207. ISSN 0325-7541.

Enterococcus raffinosus is scarcely found in clinical samples and even less frequently as etiologic agent of endocarditis. We are herein presenting one case of mitral prosthetic-valve endocarditis in a 77-y-o male due to a vancomycinresistant Enterococcus raffinosus isolate, successfully treated with 6 weeks of linezolid, and a two-year follow up.

Keywords : Endocarditis; Vancomycin resistance; Enterococcus raffinosus; Linezolid.

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