A rationale for combination ampicillin and daptomycin in renal transplant patients with enterococcal infective endocarditis

Abstract

Treatment of enterococcal endocarditis in patients with history of renal transplantation is complicated. Treatment failure and/or drug toxicities are not uncommon. Treatment with ampicillin and daptomycin in a renal transplant patient has been rarely reported. Here we report a patient who was successfully treated with this novel combination. Keywords: Enterococcal endocarditis, Renal transplant, Ampicillin, Daptomycin