Successful treatment of meningoencephalitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with intravenous linezolid in an allogeneic cord blood stem cell transplant recipient

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an infectious pathogen that commonly occurs after stem cell transplantation. We report a case of meningoencephalitis with multiple abscess formation caused by MRSA, which occurred in a 62-y-old female soon after allogeneic cord blood transplantat...

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Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008, Vol.40 (11-12), p.990-992
Main Authors: Higa, Tomitaka, Tasaka, Taizo, Kubo, Yasutaka, Nakagiri, Itsuhiro, Sano, Fuminori, Matsuhashi, Yoshiko, Fukai, Yuta, Wada, Hideho, Tohyama, Kaoru, Sugihara, Takashi
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Language:English
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Summary:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an infectious pathogen that commonly occurs after stem cell transplantation. We report a case of meningoencephalitis with multiple abscess formation caused by MRSA, which occurred in a 62-y-old female soon after allogeneic cord blood transplantation, and which was successfully treated by the administration of intravenous linezolid.
ISSN:0036-5548
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DOI:10.1080/00365540802287098