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Successful Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infection Due to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci With Tedizolid

Sheng Si, Michael J. Durkin, Melanie L. Yarbrough, Stephen Y. Liang

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice · 2016 · 14 citations · 11 references

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Few antibiotic options exist for the management of infections due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). We describe a case involving the safe and successful use of tedizolid, a new oxazolidinone, to treat VRE prosthetic joint infection.

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