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DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 71, Issue 3, Pages 286-290Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.07.001
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Daptomycin; Linezolid; Rifampin; Meningitis
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- NCATS NIH HHS [UL1 TR001881, UL1 TR000124] Funding Source: Medline
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) meningitis is associated with a high mortality rate. Treatment is challenging in patients with allergy to vancomycin. Herein, we describe a case of MRSA bacteremia secondary to medical device infection with MRSA that was complicated by MRSA meningitis. This case provides evidence for a possible role of combination therapy of daptomycin, linezolid, and rifampin in cases of MRSA meningitis and bacteremia. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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