Vancomycin plus nafcillin salvage for the treatment of persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia following daptomycin failure: a case report and literature review

Background: Evidence supporting beta-lactam plus vancomycin synergy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to grow. Current in vivo evidence demonstrates that combination therapy is associated with shorter time to blood sterilization than vancomycin monotherapy. However, th...

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Main Authors: Paul O. Lewis, Regan E. Sevinsky, Paras D. Patel, Matthew R. Krolikowski, David B. Cluck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2049936118797404