| Literature DB >> 23689728 |
George Sakoulas1, Poochit Nonejuie, Victor Nizet, Joseph Pogliano, Nancy Crum-Cianflone, Fadi Haddad.
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A recurrent case of left-sided endocarditis caused by high-level aminoglycoside-resistant Enterococcus faecalis was successfully treated with ceftaroline and daptomycin. This combination demonstrated excellent synergy in vitro. Mechanistically, ceftaroline enhanced binding of daptomycin to the cell membrane and sensitized E. faecalis to killing by human cathelicidin LL-37, a cationic innate host defense peptide. Daptomycin plus ceftaroline may be considered in salvage therapy in E. faecalis endovascular infections and requires further study.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23689728 PMCID: PMC3719745 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02481-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191