title: Abiotrophia spp. and Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis treated with daptomycin.
abstract: Endocarditis due to Abiotrophia spp. occurs in about 5% of endocarditis cases. Most of the cases respond to a combination of penicillin and gentamicin, or vancomycin. We describe a case of Staphylococcus epidermidis (CONS) and Abiotrophia spp. endocarditis that failed vancomycin treatment, but responded to daptomycin and rifampin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA. EBishburg@sbhcs.com
authors.forename: Eliahu
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bishburg
authors.forename: Daman
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghuman
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Trini
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nalmas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017576:Daptomycin; D012293:Rifampin