title: Multidrug-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus from a decubitus ulcer: a case report.
abstract: A case of decubitus ulcer infected with multidrug-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus is reported in this article. This is the first report of wound infection caused by an Enterococcus raffinosus isolate resistant to antibiotics other than beta-lactams, gentamicin, and ciprofloxacin. This case adds to the knowledge base concerning the onset of antibiotic resistance in this uncommon species and confirms the emerging role of daptomycin as a promising alternative in therapy of severe difficult-to-treat enterococcal infections.
authors: Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy. vincsavi@yahoo.it
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Savini
authors: Assunta
authors: A
authors: Manna
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Di Bonaventura
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Catavitello
authors: Marzia
authors: M
authors: Talia
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Balbinot
authors: Fabio
authors: F
authors: Febbo
authors: Domenico
authors: D
authors: D'Antonio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D052978:Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017576:Daptomycin