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Successful treatment of right-sided prosthetic valve endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant teicoplanin-heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus with linezolid

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  1. Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital, “ATTIKON” 1 Rimini Str 124 62, Chaidari, Greece

    M. Souli, K. Pontikis, Z. Chryssouli, I. Galani & H. Giamarellou

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Souli, M., Pontikis, K., Chryssouli, Z. et al. Successful treatment of right-sided prosthetic valve endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant teicoplanin-heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus with linezolid. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 760–762 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-0023-9

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