Linezolid resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus:First case report from India

<正>Linezolid is being increasingly used in the treatment of infections with gram-positive organisms especially methicillin resistant Staphylococcal isolates.Though resistance to this antimicrobial is emerging but it is extremely rare.Here we document first case of linezolid resistant S...

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Published in:Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine 2012-10, Vol.5 (10), p.837-838
Main Authors: Gupta, Varsha, Garg, Shivani, Jain, Ruby, Garg, Sudhir, Chander, Jagdish
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetamides - pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Clindamycin - pharmacology
Drug
Drug resistance
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial - drug effects
haemolyticus
Hip Fractures - complications
Hip Fractures - microbiology
Hip Fractures - surgery
Humans
India
Linezolid
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Oxazolidinones - pharmacology
resistance
Rifampin - pharmacology
Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus haemolyticus
Staphylococcus haemolyticus - drug effects
Staphylococcus haemolyticus - isolation & purification
Surgical Wound Infection - drug therapy
Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:<正>Linezolid is being increasingly used in the treatment of infections with gram-positive organisms especially methicillin resistant Staphylococcal isolates.Though resistance to this antimicrobial is emerging but it is extremely rare.Here we document first case of linezolid resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus(S.haemolyticus) from India.This organism was isolated from pus oozing from a postsurgical site in 61 year old male hailing from an adjoining state of Haryana.
ISSN:1995-7645
2352-4146
DOI:10.1016/s1995-7645(12)60155-2