Successful Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium Pyelonephritis with Daptomycin During Pregnancy

200826 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Katherine M. Shea · Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Esther Hilburger · Sentara CarePlex Hospital

Allison L. Baroco · Eastern Virginia Medical School

Edward C. Oldfield · Eastern Virginia Medical School

Abstract

Treatment of VRE in pregnancy can be challenging due to the teratogenicity or unknown safety of available options. The use of daptomycin in our patient enabled a successful outcome of multidrug-resistant E. faecium in a complicated pregnant patient without observed neonatal abnormalities.

Topics & Keywords

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Urinary Tract Infections Management Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volume 42, Issue 5, pp. 722-725

DOI: 10.1345/aph.1k561

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