Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports (Sep 2016)

Daptomycin-Vancomycin–Resistant Native Valve Endocarditis

  • Khandakar Hussain MD,
  • Saad Ullah MD,
  • Hassan Tahir MD,
  • Waseem Zaid Alkilani MD,
  • Muhammad Naeem MD,
  • Nagadarshini Ramagiri Vinod MD,
  • Samuel Massoud MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709616665408
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4

Abstract

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Multidrug-resistant enterococcal nosocomial invasive infections are a rising concern faced by the medical community. Not many options are available to treat these highly virulent organisms. Risk factors for developing these highly resistant organisms include prolonged hospital stay, previous antibiotic use, and immunosuppression. In this article, we report a case of daptomycin-resistant enterococcal native infective endocarditis treated with off-label use of quinupristin-dalfopristin.