Daptomycin associated eosinophilic pneumonia: case report and differential diagnoses
Daptomycin is a bactericidal antibiotic approved for treatment of gram-positive skin and soft tissue infections. We present a case of an 89-year-old man who presented with fever, shortness of breath and nonproductive cough on week 4 of starting daptomycin for infective endocarditis. Computerized tom...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2018-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1475188 |