Open AccessLinezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in leukemia patients: Rare cases with review of literature
Author(s) -
Naveen Kumar,
Sachin Agrawal,
Aishwarya Govindaswamy,
Vijeta Bajpai,
Tej Bahadur
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_441_18
Subject(s) - medicine , linezolid , enterococcus faecalis , enterococcus , leukemia , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin , bacteria , biology , genetics
Resistance to linezolid is rare in clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecalis. Here, we report cases of linezolid resistant Enterococcus fecalis in leukemia patients with review of literature.