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. 2013:2013:653582.
doi: 10.1155/2013/653582. Epub 2013 Nov 25.

Daptomycin Failure for Treatment of Pulmonary Septic Emboli in Native Tricuspid and Mitral Valve Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis

Hadeel Zainah  1 , Marcus Zervos  1 , Wassim Stephane  1 , Sara Chamas Alhelo  1 , Ghattas Alkhoury  1 , Allison Weinmann  1
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Daptomycin Failure for Treatment of Pulmonary Septic Emboli in Native Tricuspid and Mitral Valve Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis

Hadeel Zainah et al. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2013.

Abstract

Daptomycin has been used with success for the treatment of right-sided methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endocarditis. However, its efficacy has not been completely assessed for the treatment of MRSA endocarditis when it is associated with pulmonary septic emboli. Hereby, we present a case of MRSA mitral and tricuspid native valve endocarditis with pulmonary septic emboli, which was treated with daptomycin as a sole agent, resulting in worsening pulmonary infiltrates and treatment failure.

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Skin lesion on the left foot.
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Chest X-ray showing pulmonary septic emboli.
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Chest CT scan showing pulmonary nodules.
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Chest tomography showing development of pulmonary infiltrates.
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Chest X-ray showing progression of diffuse pulmonary infiltrates.
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