1019. Treatment Outcomes for Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia in Solid-Organ Transplant Patients: Implications for Daptomycin

• Published in: Open forum infectious diseases Vol. 5; no. suppl_1; p. S304
• Main Authors: Mercuro, Nicholas J, Kenney, Rachel M, Alangaden, George, Davis, Susan L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 26.11.2018
• Subjects: Abstracts; Advisors; Antimicrobial agents; Mortality; Transplants & implants

Background Optimal antimicrobial therapy for Enterococcus faecium (EFM) bacteremia in the solid-organ transplant (SOT) population is not well defined. Antimicrobial resistance, immunosuppression, and high mortality associated with EFM infections all pose serious threats. The purpose of this study wa...