Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with cirrhosis: the potential role for daptomycin and review of the literature

Gram-positive cocci are emerging causes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), especially in patients with healthcare-associated infections. We report the case of a 68-year-old man with hepatitis C virus and alcohol-related cirrhosis who developed SBP due to methicillin-resistant <em>Stap...

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Main Authors: Marco Falcone, Alessandro Russo, Giovanni Pacini, Manuela Merli, Mario Venditti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/6127