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See Latest ArticlesSuccessful Use of Intraperitoneal Daptomycin in the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Peritonitis
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 02/24/09
Huen SC et al. - Peritoneal dialysis–associated peritonitis from such resistant organisms as vancomycin-resistant enterococci increasingly is occurring and is challenging to treat. The authors describe 2 cases of vancomycin-resistant entercoccus peritonitis successfully treated with intraperitoneal daptomycin. Despite the known degradation in dextrose solutions, intraperitoneal daptomycin was effective in clearing both infections.
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