| in vitro antimicrobial activity of linezolid tested against vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated in brazilian hospitals. | the emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) has been described recently in brazil. this is in contrast to the usa and europe, where the vre appeared in the late 1980s. the progressive increase in vre isolation poses important problems in the antimicrobial therapy of nosocomial infections. treatment options and effective antimicrobial agents for vre are often limited and the possibility of transfer of vancomycin genes to other gram-positive microorganisms continues. in the search for ... | 2003 | 11779450 |