Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium causing perinephric abscess

Priyanka Raveendranadhan Nair; Resmi Rajan; Preetha Rajan

doi:10.4103/0972-1282.184759

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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium causing perinephric abscess

Priyanka Raveendranadhan Nair, Resmi Rajan, Preetha Rajan

Keywords : Linezolid, perinephric abscess, Vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Citation Information : Nair PR, Rajan R, Rajan P. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium causing perinephric abscess. 2016; 18 (1):50-51.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-1282.184759

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 17-08-2024

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Abstract

An 8-month-old infant presented with history of recurrent urinary tract infection and was found to have a perinephric abscess on investigation. Enterococcus faecium resistant to Vancomycin and sensitive to Linezolid was obtained from the baby's urine and perinephric collection. The patient was treated successfully with Linezolid. This case report describes the emergence of Vancomycin-resistant enterococc in this hospital.

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