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Intrathecal daptomycin use in a challenging case of Enterococcus faecium ventriculitis
Treatment of ventriculitis caused by enterococci can be challenging, and antibiotic options are limited. We describe a case of device-related ventriculitis caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium , refractory to initial antibiotics. Our management approach included intrathecal daptomycin...
Autores principales: | Dhariwal, Ankush, Leff, Rachel, Allen, Mike, Cherian, Benny |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Microbiology Society
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9260094/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35812713 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000230 |
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