Management practices for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteremia by adult infectious diseases physicians

Natalie Banniettis, Susan E. Beekmann, Philip M. Polgreen, Shubhi Kaushik, Stephan Kohlhoff, David Gilbert, John E. Bennett, Margaret R. Hammerschlag

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Abstract

To assess current use of vancomycin for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, we surveyed adult infectious disease physicians. Most respondents reported personal experience with infections failing to respond to vancomycin despite minimum inhibitory concentration data indicating susceptibility. In a hypothetical case of such an infection, most would change to daptomycin with or without other agents.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume5
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bacteremia
  • GSSA
  • MRSA
  • Treatment failure
  • Vancomycin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Clinical Neurology

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