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321. Assessing the Role of Daptomycin as Antibiotic Therapy for Staphylococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection

BACKGROUND: Optimal antibiotic therapy following surgery for prosthetic joint infection (PJI) depends on potency, toxicity, convenience, and cost. Daptomycin, a potent, convenient, and low-toxicity antibiotic, is FDA approved for the treatment of skin and soft-tissue infections, but its role in trea...

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Autores principales: Miller, Andy, Russell, Celeste, Nocon, Allina, Westrich, Geoffrey, Brause, Barry, Henry, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254884/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.332