Pericarditis Caused by Enterococcus faecium with Acute Liver Failure Treated by a Multifaceted Approach including Antimicrobials and Hemoadsorption.

This case shows how complex infectious diseases with an atypical infectious focus resulting in septic shock can be successfully treated. A combination of antimicrobial (tigecycline and caspofungin) and long-term adjunctive hemoadsorption therapy was administered while hepatotoxic antibiotic medication was monitored by liver function testing.