Multidrug-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus from a decubitus ulcer: a case report.
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.
Savini
Vincenzo
V
Unità Operativa Complessa di Microbiologia e Virologia Clinica, Dipartimento di Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale Civile Spirito Santo, Pescara, Italy. vincsavi@yahoo.it
Manna
Assunta
A
Di Bonaventura
Giovanni
G
Catavitello
Chiara
C
Talia
Marzia
M
Balbinot
Andrea
A
Febbo
Fabio
F
D'Antonio
Domenico
D
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017576:Daptomycin