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Table 4 Two patients with S. aureus isolates with a dalbavancin MIC of 0.25 μg/ml

From: Use of vancomycin as a surrogate for dalbavancin in vitro susceptibility testing: results from the DISCOVER studies

Characteristic

Patient 1

Patient 2

Treatment Group

Vancomycin/linezolid

Dalbavancin

Age (years)

51

34

Type of infection

Traumatic Wound Infection

Cellulitis

Wound culture

MSSA

MRSA

Vancomycin MIC

1

0.5

PVL toxin

Negative

Positive

mecA gene

Negative

Positive

Clinical response at 48–72 hours

Responder

Responder

Clinical outcome at Day 14

Success

Success