Title of article
Daptomycin as successful treatment for a refractory case of prosthetic valve endocarditis because of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
Author/Authors
Cheung، نويسنده , , Ling Ling and Yue، نويسنده , , Chiu Sun and Fung، نويسنده , , Kitty and Chu، نويسنده , , Chung Ming and Keung Tso، نويسنده , , Eugene Yuk، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
Pages
5
From page
172
To page
176
Abstract
We report on an intravenous drug user who presented with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis of a prosthetic tricuspid valve, with a 4-cm vegetation refractory to standard antibiotic treatment. The patient responded to intravenous daptomycin therapy clinically and microbiologically, despite an absence of surgical intervention.
Keywords
Daptomycin , Prosthetic valve endocarditis , refractory , Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
Journal title
Heart and Lung
Serial Year
2011
Journal title
Heart and Lung
Record number
1859485
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