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Multicenter Study of High-Dose Daptomycin for Treatment of Enterococcal Infections

Creator:

Casapao, Anthony M., Kullar, Ravina, Davis, Susan L., Levine, Donald P., Zhao, Jing J., Potoski, Brian A., Goff, Debra A., Crank, Christopher W., Segreti, John, Sakoulas, George, Cosgrove, Sara E., and Rybak, Michael J.

Abstract:

Enterococci are among the leading pathogens isolated in hospital-acquired infections. Current antimicrobial options for vancomycin- resistant enterococci (VRE) are limited. Prior data suggest that daptomycin at>6 mg/kg of body weight/day may be used to treat enterococcal infections. We retrospectively evaluated the effectiveness and safety of high-dose daptomycin (HD-daptomycin) therapy (>6...

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