Small colony variant-producing S aureus prosthesis joint infection highlighted by sonication and treated with prolonged high doses of daptomycin

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Mar 25:2013:bcr2013008637. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008637.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Daptomycin / administration & dosage*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Phenotype
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • Sonication
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Staphylococcus aureus / growth & development
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Daptomycin