Effectiveness of daptomycin against infective endocarditis caused by highly penicillin-resistant viridans group streptococci

Penicillin-resistant viridans group streptococci (VGS) infections are an emerging issue in infectious diseases. Here, we present a case of mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by highly penicillin-resistant VGS (minimum inhibitory concentration >4 μg/mL), which was successfully treated with...

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Autores principales: Matsuo, Takahiro, Mori, Nobuyoshi, Sakurai, Aki, Kanie, Takayoshi, Mikami, Yumiko, Uehara, Yuki, Furukawa, Keiichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8055607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33898259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01113
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Sumario:Penicillin-resistant viridans group streptococci (VGS) infections are an emerging issue in infectious diseases. Here, we present a case of mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by highly penicillin-resistant VGS (minimum inhibitory concentration >4 μg/mL), which was successfully treated with daptomycin. Although the clinical efficacy of daptomycin has not been established, it can be an alternative for the treatment of highly resistant VGS endocarditis.

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