Daptomycin-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity: A Case Series

Daptomycin is a bactericidal antibiotic used to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE). Eosinophilic pneumonia is an uncommon but significant adverse effect of daptomycin. We present two patients treated with daptomycin who subsequently d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Patel, Yamini I, Natarajan, Sarasija, Ramakrishna, Srinivasarao, Ochieng, Pius
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10299848/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37384075
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39613
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Sumario:Daptomycin is a bactericidal antibiotic used to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE). Eosinophilic pneumonia is an uncommon but significant adverse effect of daptomycin. We present two patients treated with daptomycin who subsequently developed eosinophilic pneumonia (EP).

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