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Persistent Staphylococcus capitis septicemia in a preterm infant.

Ng PC, Chow VC, Lee CH, Ling JM, Wong HL, Chan RC

Department of Pediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. pakcheungng@cuhk.edu.hk

A preterm infant had persistent Staphylococcus capitis septicemia with 11 consecutive positive blood cultures over a period of 33 days. The clinical evidence suggested that the source of infection probably originated from the gastrointestinal tract. The combination of rifampin and linezolid treatment, together with prolonged stoppage of enteral feeding, successfully terminated the infection. Rifampin and linezolid should be considered as alternative antimicrobial agents when glycopeptides fail to eradicate Gram-positive pathogens from the host.

Published 28 June 2006 in Pediatr Infect Dis J, 25(7): 652-4.
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