You never heard of it because you're a new resident practicing in one hospital. There are many cases of Linezolid resistant VRE and Synercid resistant VRE.
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Clinical-Use-Associated Decrease in Susceptibility of
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium to Linezolid: a
Comparison with Quinupristin-Dalfopristin
Issam I. Raad,1* Hend A. Hanna,1 Ray Y. Hachem,1 Tanya Dvorak,1
Rebecca B. Arbuckle,2 Gassan Chaiban,1
and Louis B. Rice3
Departments of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health1 and Division of Pharmacy,2
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and Medical
Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA, Cleveland, Ohio3
Received 1