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PharmacologyEffect of the Lysin Exebacase on Cardiac Vegetation Progression in a Rabbit Model of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis as Determined by EchocardiographyMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses significant therapeutic challenges related to its frequency in clinical infections, innate virulence properties, and propensity for multiantibiotic resistance. MRSA is among the most common causes of endovascular infections, including infective endocarditis (IE). Our objective was to employ transthoracic...
Mechanisms of ResistanceDistinct Subpopulations of Intravalvular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Variable Susceptibility to Daptomycin in Tricuspid Valve EndocarditisWe present a case of endocarditis wherein organisms cultured from different valve leaflets yielded different daptomycin susceptibilities from each other and from organisms obtained from peripheral blood culture. Genomic analyses showed mutations in mprF, purR, and agrA. Pharmacokinetic simulations showed consistent activity of daptomycin plus beta-lactam against all subpopulations.
Clinical TherapeuticsRelationship between Vancomycin MIC and Virulence Gene Expression in Clonal Complexes of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Left-Sided EndocarditisHigher vancomycin MICs have been associated with more complicated courses and higher mortality rates in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and infective endocarditis (IE).
- Challenging Clinical Case in Antimicrobial ResistanceCeftaroline-Resistant, Daptomycin-Tolerant, and Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Causing Infective Endocarditis