A Case Series of Rifabutin Use in Staphylococcal Prosthetic Infections

A Case Series of Rifabutin Use in Staphylococcal Prosthetic Infections

ABSTRACT This case series describes seven patients who received rifabutin in place of rifampin combined with conventional antimicrobial therapy for treatment of hardware-associated staphylococcal infections. Infection recurrence, defined as need for unplanned surgical intervention within the evaluab...

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Main Authors: Miranda Monk, Ramy Elshaboury, Alexander Tatara, Sandra Nelson, Monique R. Bidell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Staphylococcus
biofilms
drug interactions
prosthesis infections
rifabutin
rifampin
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00384-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00384-22

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