Infective endocarditis caused by daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: a case report.
Daptomycin is a first-in-class antibiotic with efficacy against Gram-positive bacteria. We document the second report of daptomycin resistance in a clinical isolate of Enterococcus faecalis.
Kanafani
Zeina A
ZA
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Federspiel
Jerome J
JJ
Fowler
Vance G
VG
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin; D017576:Daptomycin