Clinical Outcomes Associated With Linezolid Resistance in Leukemia Patients With Linezolid-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Bacteremia.
Stephanie A FolanKayleigh R MarxFrank P TverdekIssam RaadVictor E MulanovichJeffrey J TarrandSamuel A ShelburneSamuel L AitkenPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2018)
Leukemia patients with linezolid-resistant S. epidermidis bacteremia who were treated with linezolid were significantly more likely to have persistent bacteremia compared with those with linezolid-sensitive isolates. Interventions to limit the clinical impact of linezolid-resistant S. epidermidis are warranted.