Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Daptomycin efficacy in the central nervous system of a patient with disseminated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: a case report |
| Authors: |
Taglietti Fabrizio, Campanile Floriana, Capone Alessandro, Di Caro Antonino, Grilli Elisabetta, Stazi Giulia, Bertuccio Taschia, Petrosillo Nicola, Stefani Stefania |
| Source: |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 6, Iss 1, p 264 (2012) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2012. |
| Publication Year: |
2012 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Medicine |
| More Details: |
Abstract Introduction Staphylococcus aureus has emerged as a major nosocomial pathogen in the last decades and also represents the second most common pathogen isolated from patients in outpatient settings. Although methicillin-resistant S.aureus infections were traditionally limited to hospitals, community-associated cases of methicillin-resistant S.aureus infections have been reported. In our case, we observed an unexpected event during treatment. Case presentation A 60-year-old Caucasian man developed fever and multiple muscle and brain abscesses caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Conclusion Although our patient was given antimicrobials active against the isolated methicillin-resistant S. aureus strain, it was only after the introduction of daptomycin that his skin, soft tissue and muscle lesions and also brain manifestations improved. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1752-1947 |
| Relation: |
http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/264; https://doaj.org/toc/1752-1947 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/1752-1947-6-264 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/206b3f317dc64f40b1041662b6ce6b36 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.206b3f317dc64f40b1041662b6ce6b36 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
