Successful Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Peritonitis with Linezolid in a Kidney Transplant Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Successful Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Peritonitis with Linezolid in a Kidney Transplant Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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