Infective endocarditis caused by daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: A case report

Zeina A. Kanafani From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

Jerome J. Federspiel From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

Vance G. Fowler Jr From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Abstract

Daptomycin is a first-in-class antibiotic with efficacy against Gram-positive bacteria. We document the second report of daptomycin resistance in a clinical isolate of Enterococcus faecalis.

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