title: [High-dose daptomycin use in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disseminated infection].
abstract: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are an increasing problem in our country. Daptomycin is a bactericidal antibiotic with activity against CA-MRSA. Experience using high-dose daptomycin is reviewed in three paediatric patients with severe-disseminated CA-MRSA infection with a favourable microbiological and clinical response.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Infectología Pediátrica, Hospital Infantil Universitario, La Paz, Madrid, España. luisescosa1983@hotmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Escosa-García
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ramilo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mejías
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017576:Daptomycin