Journal of Bone and Joint Infection (Oct 2018)

Daptomycin Plus Fosfomycin as Salvage Therapy in a Difficult-to-Treat Total Femoral Replacement Infection

  • G. Luengo,
  • J. Lora-Tamayo,
  • D. Paredes,
  • I. Muñoz-Gallego,
  • A. Díaz,
  • E. Delgado

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.27811
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3
pp. 207 – 211

Abstract

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The highly active anti-biofilm combination of daptomycin plus fosfomycin was successfully used in a difficult-to-treat infection of a total femoral replacement caused by multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a 79-year-old woman. There was no need to remove the orthopedic hardware, and the patient is currently pain free and able to walk.