Fatal bacteraemia caused by daptomycin-non-susceptible, vancomycin-intermediate, meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with chronic kidney disease
Journal
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
1
Pages
96-98
Date Issued
2009
Author(s)
SDGs
Other Subjects
amphotericin B; caspofungin; daptomycin; fluconazole; oxacillin; vancomycin; aged; antibiotic sensitivity; antibiotic therapy; bacterial endocarditis; blood culture; Candida albicans; case report; chronic kidney disease; drug substitution; drug withdrawal; echocardiography; hospital admission; hospital readmission; human; letter; male; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection; minimum inhibitory concentration; parenteral nutrition; priority journal; septic shock; treatment duration; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteremia; Chronic Disease; Daptomycin; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Kidney Diseases; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcal Infections; Vancomycin
Type
letter