Daptomycin treatment in patients with resistant staphylococcal periprosthetic joint infection 

Abstract Background Resistant staphylococcal organisms remain a serious problem in the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Higher failure rates have been reported when vancomycin was used. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical dosage, effect, and safety of daptomycin in...

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Main Authors: Yu-Jui Chang, Mel S. Lee, Chen-Hsiang Lee, Po-Chun Lin, Feng-Chih Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2842-6