Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6116523 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
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.
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Authors
Theodoros Kelesidis, Romney Humphries, Kevin Ward, Michael A. Lewinski, Otto O. Yang,