Abiotrophia spp. and Staphylococcus epidermidis Endocarditis Treated with Daptomycin

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 respo...

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Main Authors: E. Bishburg, D. Ghuman, A. Cohen, T. Chan, S. Nalmas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2008.95
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