Successful salvage therapy with Daptomycin for osteomyelitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a renal transplant recipient with Fabry-Anderson disease

Daptomycin is licensed in adults for the management of Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistant infections, including bone and skin complicated infections. We describe for the first time its use in a renal transplant recipient for Fabry-Anderson Disease with right heel osteomyelitis. The patient...

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Main Authors: Polilli, Ennio, Ursini, Tamara, Mazzotta, Elena, Sozio, Federica, Savini, Vincenzo, D'Antonio, Domenico, Barbato, Michelino, Consorte, Augusta, Parruti, Giustino
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3324387/