Table 3.
Clinical Presentation of Hyperacute Pneumonitis After Daptomycin Re-exposure
Clinical Factors | No. (%) |
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Cough | 13 (100) |
Shortness of breath | 13 (100) |
Fevers >38°C | 11 (78) |
Rash | 1 (7) |
Abnormal chest x-ray—diffuse infiltrates | 13 (100) |
Peripheral eosinophilia >5% | 12 (92.5) |
Corticosteroid therapy | 7 (54) |
ICU admission | 7 (54) |
Renal insufficiency | 1 (7) |
Prior eosinophilia >5% of previous treatment | 13 (100) |
Median time to onset of symptoms, d | 3 |
Abbreviation: ICU, intensive care unit.