Daptomycin
Top in ID: Three dead from Listeria outbreak; mpox cases up 160% in 2024
Three people have died and 40 others have been hospitalized across 13 states due to a Listeria outbreak related to sliced deli meats, according to the CDC.
Daptomycin a ‘suitable alternative’ to vancomycin for OPAT
Although daptomycin remains more expensive than vancomycin, it is a “suitable alternative” to daptomycin for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy because it results in less health care utilization, researchers reported.
First pediatric case of rare gram-positive coccus infection reported
A case report recently published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society highlighted the first pediatric case of Enterococcus hirae in the United States, and the presentation was a catheter-associated bloodstream infection.
CBD demonstrates activity against gram-positive bacteria
SAN FRANCISCO — Cannabidiol, or CBD, showed surprising effectiveness against gram-positive bacteria in vitro, including some that were resistant to vancomycin and daptomycin, according to research presented at ASM Microbe.