Successful treatment of Staphylococcus haemolyticus endocarditis in extremely premature baby with daptomycin
| Title: | Successful treatment of Staphylococcus haemolyticus endocarditis in extremely premature baby with daptomycin |
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| Authors: | Suzan Suhail Asfour, Fahad Aljobair, Ibrahim Hammami, Adli Abdelrahim, Mountasser M. Al-Mouqdad |
| Source: | Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp e080109-e080109 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: | Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2018. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Pediatrics |
| Subject Terms: | endocarditis, daptomycin, neonate, premature, staphylococcus haemolyticus, sepsis, Medicine, Pediatrics, RJ1-570 |
| More Details: | Daptomycin is a novel lipopeptide antibiotic with rapid activity against Gram-positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative Staphylococci, and Enterococci. We are reporting the first case of successfully using daptomycin to treat infective endocarditis in an extremely premature baby. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English Italian |
| ISSN: | 2281-0692 |
| Relation: | https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/638; https://doaj.org/toc/2281-0692 |
| DOI: | 10.7363/080109 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/a072ae3ba00747878fff40dfa8446160 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.072ae3ba00747878fff40dfa8446160 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 22810692 |
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| DOI: | 10.7363/080109 |
| Published in: | Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine |
| Language: | English Italian |