Intrathecal/Intraventricular Linezolid in Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Ventriculitis

Abstract Background The use of intrathecal antibiotic therapy for the treatment of ventriculitis and/or meningitis has demonstrated efficacy especially when sterilization of the cerebrospinal fluid is not possible with intravenous antibiotics alone. Case Description We desc...

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Main Authors: Brian F. Lich, Andrew K. Conner, Joshua D. Burks, Chad A. Glenn, Michael E. Sughrue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1593439