High-dose daptomycin and fosfomycin treatment of a patient with endocarditis caused by daptomycin-nonsusceptible Staphylococcus aureus: Case report
Abstract Background Emergence of daptomycin-nonsusceptible (DNS) Staphylococcus aureus is a dreadful problem in the treatment of endocarditis.Few current therapeutic agents are effective for treating infections caused by DNS S.aureus.Case presentation We describe the emergence torpedo of DNS S.aureus.in a patient with implantable cardioverter-defib