EMERGENCE OF LINEZOLID RESISTANCE IN COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS ISOLATED FROM A POST-SURGICAL CASE OF CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS AT A TERTIARY CARE CARDIAC SETUP IN PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Raja Kamran Afzal Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Sumbal Nida Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Mohammed Zaheer Us Saeed Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Hafsa Khalil Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan

Keywords:

Coagulase negative Staphylococcus, Linezolid resistance

Abstract

Linezolid is first choice in the treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococci. Resistance to this antibiotic is quite rare. We report the first case of linezolid resistant coagulase negative Staphylococcus from a tertiary care cardiac setup in Pakistan. The strain was isolated from pus swab of a 62 year old female from post-coronary bypass grafting sites.

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Published

30-03-2018

Issue

Vol. 68 No. Suppl-1 (2018): AFIC

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
Afzal RK, Nida S, Saeed MZU, Khalil H. EMERGENCE OF LINEZOLID RESISTANCE IN COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS ISOLATED FROM A POST-SURGICAL CASE OF CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS AT A TERTIARY CARE CARDIAC SETUP IN PAKISTAN. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2018 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];68(Suppl-1):S208-09. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/3277