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  • Title: Successful Use of High-dose Daptomycin in a Child With Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis.
    Author: Prabhudesai S, Kanjani A, Nambi PS, Gnanasambandam S, Ramachandran B.
    Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J; 2016 May; 35(5):517-8. PubMed ID: 27074655.
    Abstract:
    We report the successful use of daptomycin in a child with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis with persistent bacteremia and clinical deterioration, despite treatment with vancomycin and rifampicin. She had acute kidney injury, requiring daptomycin dosage adjustment.
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