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Case Report

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Patient with Cirrhosis: The Potential Role for Daptomycin and Review of the Literature

by
Marco Falcone
1,*,
Alessandro Russo
1,
Giovanni Pacini
2,
Manuela Merli
3 and
Mario Venditti
1
1
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Policlinico Umberto I “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy
2
Medical Department, Novartis Pharma, Origgio (VA), Italy
3
Department of Clinical Medicine, Policlinico Umberto I “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7(3), 6127; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.6127
Submission received: 29 July 2015 / Revised: 29 July 2015 / Accepted: 5 August 2015 / Published: 29 September 2015

Abstract

Gram-positive cocci are emerging causes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), especially in patients with healthcare-associated infections. We report the case of a 68-year-old man with hepatitis C virus and alcohol-related cirrhosis who developed SBP due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus treated with daptomycin. We discuss the potential role of daptomycin in this setting with a review of the literature about the use of daptomycin in primary or secondary bacterial peritonitis.
Keywords: Daptomycin; cirrhosis; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; spontaneous bacterial peritonitis Daptomycin; cirrhosis; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

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Falcone, M.; Russo, A.; Pacini, G.; Merli, M.; Venditti, M. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Patient with Cirrhosis: The Potential Role for Daptomycin and Review of the Literature. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2015, 7, 6127. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.6127

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Falcone M, Russo A, Pacini G, Merli M, Venditti M. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Patient with Cirrhosis: The Potential Role for Daptomycin and Review of the Literature. Infectious Disease Reports. 2015; 7(3):6127. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.6127

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Falcone, Marco, Alessandro Russo, Giovanni Pacini, Manuela Merli, and Mario Venditti. 2015. "Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Patient with Cirrhosis: The Potential Role for Daptomycin and Review of the Literature" Infectious Disease Reports 7, no. 3: 6127. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.6127

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