Daptomycin exposure precedes infection and/or colonization with daptomycin non-susceptible enterococcus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Daptomycin non-susceptible enterococci (DNSE) are emerging as an important cause of healthcare-associated infection, however little is known about the epidemiology of DNSE. At the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) an in...

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Main Authors: Storm Jeremy C, Diekema Daniel J, Kroeger Jennifer S, Johnson Sarah J, Johannsson Birgir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://www.aricjournal.com/content/1/1/19