Successful treatment of Staphylococcus epidermidis hip prosthesis infection with oral linezolid.

Objective: To report a case of Staphylococcus epidermidis infection of a hip prosthesis successfully treated with oral linezolid.

Case Summary: A 46-year-old woman developed methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE) infection of her prosthetic hip.