Intraperitoneal vancomycin treatment of multifocal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis.

CONCLUSION: IP vancomycin was effective for treatment of invasive S. aureus infection in this case. This approach should be considered in patients undergoing PD for whom peripheral i.v. access options are limited and/or not preferred.
PMID: 32914168 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP - September 10, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Abid Q, Asmar B, Kim E, Molloy L, Gregory M, Valentini RP Tags: Am J Health Syst Pharm Source Type: research