| Literature DB >> 20876369 |
Luis A Marcos1, Bernard C Camins.
Abstract
Emerging infections caused by vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) isolates are more likely to be associated with treatment failures than infections caused by other types of S. aureus. We present a case of pacemaker lead infective endocarditis caused by a non-daptomycin-susceptible strain of VISA. After 8 weeks of parenteral telavancin therapy, the patient achieved microbiological and clinical cure.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20876369 PMCID: PMC2981253 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00857-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191