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

Marco Falcone | Zendy; Alessandro Russo | Zendy; Giovanni Pacini | Zendy; Manuela Merli | Zendy; Mario Venditti | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Marco Falcone,

Alessandro Russo,

Giovanni Pacini,

Manuela Merli,

Mario Venditti

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

infectious disease reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 2036-7449

DOI - 10.4081/idr.2015.6127

Subject(s) - daptomycin , medicine , spontaneous bacterial peritonitis , staphylococcus aureus , cirrhosis , peritonitis , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , bacteria , biology , genetics

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

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