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 e...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.展开更多
文摘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.
