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RP59500 (quinupristin/dalfopristin): three case reports of its use in infection due to Enterococcus faecium

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posted on 2023-06-07, 13:58 authored by Jackie Cassell, I Balakrishnan, D Samarasinghe, P Mistry, H G Prentice, S Gillespie
We describe three cases of Enterococcus faecium sepsis arising in immunocompromised patients, severely ill with other conditions, who were treated with the new injectable streptogramin RP59500. There are still few reports of clinical experience with this drug. All had bacteriological resolution, with one patient recovering fully. Although two of the three patients died, this was due to underlying disease in one case and a Gram-negative superinfection in another. Quinupristin/dalfopristin therapy was not associated with significant adverse effects in any of the patients.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of Infection

ISSN

0163-4453

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Elsevier

Issue

3

Volume

36

Page range

324-327

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  • Primary Care and Public Health Publications

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2007-03-30

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