The Resistance to Host Antimicrobial Peptides in Infections Caused by Daptomycin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

• Main Authors: Md Saruar Bhuiyan (Author), Jhih-Hang Jiang (Author), Xenia Kostoulias (Author), Ravali Theegala (Author), Graham J. Lieschke (Author), Anton Y. Peleg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Daptomycin is an important antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. The emergence of daptomycin resistance in <i>S. aureus</i> is associated with treatment failure and persistent infections with poor clinical outcomes. Here, we invest...