| Literature DB >> 16207998 |
M K Hayden1, K Rezai, R A Hayes, K Lolans, J P Quinn, R A Weinstein.
Abstract
Daptomycin is a new lipopeptide antibiotic that is rapidly bactericidal against Staphylococcus aureus. We report daptomycin resistance and treatment failure in 2 patients with osteomyelitis due to methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Disk diffusion susceptibility testing failed to detect resistance. Daptomycin at high concentration retained bactericidal activity against resistant isolates.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16207998 PMCID: PMC1248493 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5285-5287.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948