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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 108(2): 116132, 2024 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38056190
RESUMEN
We report the case of a patient with infective endocarditis on a prosthetic aortic valve due to Staphylococcus epidermidis, not a candidate for prosthetic replacement surgery. After three months of supressive treatment with dalbavancin, fever reappears, with growth of S. epidermidis. Susceptibility testing showed new-onset resistance to dalbavancin, with a mutation in walK gene.