A rationale for combination ampicillin and daptomycin in renal transplant patients with enterococcal infective endocarditis. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Castro-Lainez, Miriams Teresita; Sierra-Hoffman, Miguel; Valladares, Victoria; Tillman, Tywaun; Iznaloa-Esquivel, Oscar A.; Howell, Alan; Fader, Robert; Winn, Richard; Jinadatha, Chetan
• Is Part Of: IDCases. Volume 14(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Enterococcal endocarditis -- Renal transplant -- Ampicillin -- Daptomycin; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Case Reports; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00460
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-2509

Abstract

Abstract: Treatment of enterococcal endocarditis in patients with history of renal transplantation is complicated. Treatment failure and/or drug toxicities are not uncommon. Treatment with ampicillin and daptomycin in a renal transplant patient has been rarely reported. Here we report a patient who was successfully treated with this novel combination.