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Rev Argent Microbiol
; 40(4): 204-7, 2008.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19213241
RESUMO
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 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus isolate, successfully treated with 6 weeks of linezolid, and a two-year follow up.