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Eosinophilic pneumonia induced by daptomycin.

Hayes D, Anstead MI, Kuhn RJ

Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, J410 Kentucky Clinic, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. don.hayes@uky.edu <don.hayes@uky.edu>

We present a case of drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia resulting from intravenous daptomycin being used as therapy for recurrent methicillin-sensitive Staphlococcus aureus endocarditis. The patient developed hypoxic respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. Daptomycin therapy was discontinued immediately, and the patient improved significantly after the administration of intravenous corticosteroids allowing for extubation 3 days later.

Published 19 March 2007 in J Infect, 54(4): e211-3.
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