Biofilm Time-Kill Curves to Assess the Bactericidal Activity of Daptomycin Combinations against Biofilm-Producing Vancomycin-Resistant <i>Enterococcus</i> <i>faecium</i> and <i>faecalis</i>

• Main Authors: Katie E. Barber (Author), Zade Shammout (Author), Jordan R. Smith (Author), Razieh Kebriaei (Author), Taylor Morrisette (Author), Michael J. Rybak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: <i>E. faecium</i> and <i>E. faecalis</i> are responsible for 13.9% of hospital-acquired infections with frequent resistance to vancomycin (82.6% of <i>E. faecium</i>, 9.5% of <i>E. faecalis</i>). Medical device infections secondary to ent...