title: A successful strategy for the use of synergistic intravenous streptomycin in a hemodialysis patient with refractory Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia.
abstract: Streptomycin has been available for over 60 years, yet optimal dosing in hemodialysis (HD) patients is not well defined. We report the successful treatment of enterococcal bacteremia in an HD patient with intravenous (IV) penicillin G and IV streptomycin at a dose of 7.5 mg/kg after HD sessions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock St, MC 4000, Denver, CO 80204, USA. Heather.Young@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Claire J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Swartwood
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belknap
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010400:Penicillin G; D013307:Streptomycin