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 g/mL.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1277-1280 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Daptomycin
- Enterococcus faecium
- resistance
- treatment failure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
Divisions
- Infectious Disease
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