High-dose daptomycin and fosfomycin treatment of a patient with endocarditis caused by daptomycin-nonsusceptible <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it>: Case report

High-dose daptomycin and fosfomycin treatment of a patient with endocarditis caused by daptomycin-nonsusceptible <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it>: Case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emergence of daptomycin-nonsusceptible (DNS) <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>is a dreadful problem in the treatment of endocarditis. Few current therapeutic agents are effective for treating infections caused by DNS <it...

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Main Authors: Hsiao Chen-Yuan, Kuo Shu-Chen, Huang Cheng-Hsiung, Chen Liang-Yu, Lin Mei-Lin, Wang Fu-Der, Fung Chang-Phone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Daptomycin-nonsusceptible
fosfomycin
ICD device-related endocarditis
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/152

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