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Infective endocarditis caused by daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: a case report.

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Kanafani, ZA; Federspiel, JJ; Fowler, VG
Published in: Scand J Infect Dis
2007

Daptomycin is a first-in-class antibiotic with efficacy against Gram-positive bacteria. We document the second report of daptomycin resistance in a clinical isolate of Enterococcus faecalis.

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Scand J Infect Dis

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ISSN

0036-5548

Publication Date

2007

Volume

39

Issue

1

Start / End Page

75 / 77

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Gentamicins
  • Female
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Daptomycin
  • Catheters, Indwelling
 

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Kanafani, Z. A., Federspiel, J. J., & Fowler, V. G. (2007). Infective endocarditis caused by daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: a case report. Scand J Infect Dis, 39(1), 75–77. https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540600786465
Kanafani, Zeina A., Jerome J. Federspiel, and Vance G. Fowler. “Infective endocarditis caused by daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: a case report.Scand J Infect Dis 39, no. 1 (2007): 75–77. https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540600786465.
Kanafani ZA, Federspiel JJ, Fowler VG. Infective endocarditis caused by daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: a case report. Scand J Infect Dis. 2007;39(1):75–7.
Kanafani, Zeina A., et al. “Infective endocarditis caused by daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: a case report.Scand J Infect Dis, vol. 39, no. 1, 2007, pp. 75–77. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/00365540600786465.
Kanafani ZA, Federspiel JJ, Fowler VG. Infective endocarditis caused by daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: a case report. Scand J Infect Dis. 2007;39(1):75–77.
Journal cover image

Published In

Scand J Infect Dis

DOI

ISSN

0036-5548

Publication Date

2007

Volume

39

Issue

1

Start / End Page

75 / 77

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Gentamicins
  • Female
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Daptomycin
  • Catheters, Indwelling