Effectiveness of daptomycin against infective endocarditis caused by highly penicillin-resistant viridans group streptococci
Penicillin-resistant viridans group streptococci (VGS) infections are an emerging issue in infectious diseases. Here, we present a case of mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by highly penicillin-resistant VGS (minimum inhibitory concentration >4 μg/mL), which was successfully treated with...
Main Authors: | Takahiro Matsuo, Nobuyoshi Mori, Aki Sakurai, Takayoshi Kanie, Yumiko Mikami, Yuki Uehara, Keiichi Furukawa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425092100069X |
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