Publikation

Daptomycin for highly resistant Enterococcus faecium infection

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 26.06.2012

Bereiche
PubMed
DOI

Zitation
Rosin C, Bernsmeier C, Entenza J, Moreillon P, Frei R, Maja W, Fluckiger U. Daptomycin for highly resistant Enterococcus faecium infection. Swiss Med Wkly 2012; 142:w13603.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
Swiss Med Wkly 2012; 142
Veröffentlichungsdatum
26.06.2012
eISSN (Online)
1424-3997
Seiten
w13603
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

We report a case series of 11 patients with severe E. faecium infections treated with daptomycin. All strains were resistant to ampicillin (MIC >8 mg/l), but susceptible to vancomycin. Seven out of 11 strains were also highly resistant to gentamicin (MIC >500 mg/l). All patients were treated with multiple broad-spectrum antibiotics prior to isolation of E. faecium and had severe underlying diseases. Our experience suggests that salvage therapy with daptomycin might be a safe and efficacious treatment for E. faecium infections.