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Intrathecal daptomycin use in a challenging case of ventriculitis Open Access

Abstract

Treatment of ventriculitis caused by enterococci can be challenging, and antibiotic options are limited. We describe a case of device-related ventriculitis caused by vancomycin-resistant , refractory to initial antibiotics. Our management approach included intrathecal daptomycin. There were no attributable adverse events, and the patient remained infection-free following ventriculo-peritoneal shunt insertion and cessation of antibiotics.

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Keyword(s): daptomycin , Enterococcus faecium , external ventricular drain , intrathecal , ventriculitis and VRE
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This study was supported by the:
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    • Principle Award Recipient: AnkushDhariwal
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  • This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The Microbiology Society waived the open access fees for this article.
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Intrathecal daptomycin use in a challenging case of Enterococcus faecium ventriculitis
Access Microbiology 4, 000230 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000230
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