Open AccessMULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM MENINGITIS IN A TODDLER
Author(s) -
Heather B. Jaspan,
Angela Campbell,
John K. McGuire,
Samuel R. Browd,
Thomas Manley,
Daniel Pak,
Scott J. Weissman
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e3181c806d8
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecium , tigecycline , medicine , daptomycin , meningitis , toddler , vancomycin resistant enterococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , enterococcus , bacteremia , pediatrics , antimicrobial , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , vancomycin , staphylococcus aureus , psychology , developmental psychology , genetics
A case of enterococcal meningitis in a toddler is presented. The organism was highly resistant to all drugs previously used for pediatric Gram-positive meningitis. She was successfully treated with intraventricular and intravenous daptomycin and intravenous tigecycline. The organism was characterized as a member of CC17, a notorious emerging nosocomial clone of Enterococcus faecium.