| Literature DB >> 25107294 |
Jose M Munita1, Nagendra N Mishra2, Danya Alvarez3, Truc T Tran4, Lorena Diaz5, Diana Panesso6, Jinnethe Reyes5, Barbara E Murray7, Javier A Adachi8, Arnold S Bayer2, Cesar A Arias9.
Abstract
High-dose daptomycin (DAP) therapy failed in a neutropenic patient with bloodstream infection caused by a DAP-susceptible Enterococcus faecium (minimum inhibitory concentration, 3 µg/mL) harboring genetic changes associated with DAP resistance, with persistent bacteremia and selection of additional resistances. Daptomycin monotherapy should be used cautiously against DAP-susceptible E. faecium strains with minimum inhibitory concentrations >2 µg/mL.Entities:
Keywords: Enterococcus faecium; daptomycin; resistance; treatment failure
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25107294 PMCID: PMC4271039 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu642
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079