Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

The most recent articles from: Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. April 2008

Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. · Apr 2008

Case Reports

Diminished vancomycin and daptomycin susceptibility during prolonged bacteremia with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

An elderly patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia was treated sequentially with vancomycin plus rifampin then daptomycin plus gentamicin. The MRSA strain developed diminished susceptibility to vancomycin (MIC increase and tolerance), daptomycin, and gentamicin, and resistance to rifampin during therapy.

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