Volume 15, Number 1—January 2009
Letter
Linezolid-Resistant Staphylococcus cohnii, Greece
Table
Clinical characteristics of 4 patients from whom linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus cohnii was isolated, Greece, 2007*
Patient no. | Gender/ age, y | Medical history | Reason for hospitalization | Previous treatment | Date of hospital admission | Date of sample collection | Outcome | Date of death or discharge |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F/82 | No relevant history | Acute cholecystitis, necrotizing pancreatitis | CIP, CAZ, IMP, TZP, LIN | May 10 | Jul 20 | Death | Aug 21 |
2 | M/38 | Alcoholism | Lung abscess | CIP, CAZ, LIN | Jul 14 | Aug 21 | Recovery | Oct 20 |
3 | M/52 | COPD, melitensus diabetes | Necrotizing pneumonia | TZP, CLI, IMP, LIN | Aug 21 | Sep 25 | Recovery | Oct 30 |
4 | M/65 | No relevant history | Septic shock | IMP, CIP, TZP, LIN | Sep 17 | Oct 28 | Recovery | Dec 10 |
*CIP, ciprofloxacin; CAZ, ceftazidime; IMP, imipenem; TZP, piperacillin-tazobactam; LIN, linezolid; CLI, clindamycin; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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