Because of the increasing prevalence of VRE infection and the limited treatment options available ... Minimal inhibitory concentration; UTI: Urinary tract infection; VRE: Vancomycin-resistant ...

coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Citrobacter freundii complex, Enterococcus faecalis, and a type of staph infection known as Staphylococcus ... A kidney infection can lead to fever, chills, lower back ...

Our experience confirms and extends the findings of a previous case series on the use of daptomycin for the treatment of VRE UTIs. The previous study [12] of 5 hospitalized patients with ...