In vivo acquired daptomycin resistance during treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.

Authors :: Dortet L
Anguel N
Fortineau N
Richard C
Nordmann P
Source :: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases [Int J Infect Dis] 2013 Nov; Vol. 17 (11), pp. e1076-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Apr 09.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: This clinical case reports the emergence of a daptomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate during daptomycin treatment in a patient with right-sided infective endocarditis who had never been treated with vancomycin.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 International Society for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Daptomycin pharmacology
Endocarditis, Bacterial diagnosis
Female
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Daptomycin therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Endocarditis, Bacterial drug therapy
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus drug effects
Staphylococcal Infections drug therapy

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1878-3511
Volume :: 17
Issue :: 11
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 23578850
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.019

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