Septic thrombophlebitis with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and de novo resistance to vancomycin and daptomycin

Septic thrombophlebitis with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and de novo resistance to vancomycin and daptomycin

Persistent methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus</em> <em>aureus</em> (MRSA) bacteremia is associated with significant risk of mortality, especially when it occurs while on appropriate antimicrobial therapy. We herein describe an unusual case of a patient with prosthetic a...

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Main Authors: Yael Koton, Zafrir Or, Naiel Bisharat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
Thrombosis
superior vena cava
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
drug resistance
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/7008

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