A case report on isolation of linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium species from cerebrospinal fluid of a patient suffering from ventriculoperitoneal shunt-associated meningitis

Seema Irfan; Salima Qamar

A case report on isolation of linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium species from cerebrospinal fluid of a patient suffering from ventriculoperitoneal shunt-associated meningitis

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are one of the most common nosocomial infections. Linezolid has been used to treat such infections extensively. Over time there have been reports where linezolid resistance in enterococci has been documented. This is the first report from Pakistan where linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample from infected ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt.

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Publication status	Published - 12 Sept 2019

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