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Linezolid-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from a Septic Patient: Report of First Isolates in Germany

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Here we report the first German case of necrotizing pancreatitis, peritonitis, and septic shock caused by linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis.

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  1. Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité Medical University, Berlin, D-10117, Berlin, Germany

    E. Halle

  2. Medical Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany

    J. Padberg & S. Rosseau

  3. Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany

    I. Klare, G. Werner & W. Witte

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Halle, E., Padberg, J., Rosseau, S. et al. Linezolid-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from a Septic Patient: Report of First Isolates in Germany. Infection 32, 182–183 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-004-3009-0

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