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The Combination of Daptomycin with Fosfomycin is More Effective than Daptomycin Alone in Reducing Mortality of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective, Comparative Cohort Study.

Tai-Chung TsengYu-Chung ChuangJia-Ling YangChi-Ying LinSung-Hsi HuangJann-Tay WangYee-Chun ChenShan-Chwen Chang
Published in: Infectious diseases and therapy (2023)
The combination of high-dose daptomycin with fosfomycin improved the survival rate of patients with VRE-BSI compared to daptomycin alone. The benefit of the combination was most pronounced for VRE with fosfomycin MIC ≤ 64 mg/l and for patients with a low Pitt bacteremia score.
Keyphrases
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