Cassell, J, Balakrishnan, I, Samarasinghe, D, Mistry, P, Prentice, H G and Gillespie, S H (1998) RP59500 (quinupristin/dalfopristin): three case reports of its use in infection due to Enterococcus faecium. Journal of Infection, 36 (3). pp. 324-327. ISSN 0163-4453

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	TY - JOUR
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Primary Care and Public Health
Depositing User:	Jackie Cassell
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2007
Last Modified:	29 May 2018 14:36
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/1153
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