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We describe a rare case of a patient without neurological devices in situ or a recent neurological procedure who developed VRE meningitis via haematogenous spread. Optimal treatment for VRE meningitis is unknown.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A 67-year-old male with end-stage liver failure underwent liver transplantation complicated by VRE bacteraemia and subsequently developed VRE meningitis while on high-dose daptomycin therapy (12\u2005mg\/kg\/day). Due to clinical and microbiological failure with daptomycin, he was switched to linezolid and symptoms resolved rapidly. He completed 2\u2005weeks of linezolid, fully recovered, and continued to do well without complications at the 5\u2005month follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This case highlights the severity of VRE infections in solid organ transplant recipients and raises concerns about daptomycin penetration into the CNS. Linezolid could be considered the preferred treatment for VRE CNS infections rather than high-dose daptomycin.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jacamr\/dlad118","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,17]],"date-time":"2023-11-17T13:31:46Z","timestamp":1700227906000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Development of VRE meningitis due to haematogenous spread while on high-dose daptomycin therapy"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1037-8280","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Srivani","family":"Sanikommu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , 4301 W Markham Slot #639 , Little Rock, AR, USA 72205-7101"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Katherine","family":"Lusardi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baptist Health Medical Center , Little Rock, AR , USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lyle","family":"Burdine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , 4301 W Markham Slot #639 , Little Rock, AR, USA 72205-7101"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9540-2683","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ryan K","family":"Dare","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , 4301 W Markham Slot #639 , Little Rock, AR, USA 72205-7101"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023122114510189500_dlad118-B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"346","DOI":"10.1097\/01.md.0000090402.56130.82","article-title":"Enterococcal meningitis: a clinical study of 39 cases and review of the literature","volume":"82","author":"Pintado","year":"2003","journal-title":"Medicine (Baltimore)"},{"key":"2023122114510189500_dlad118-B2","first-page":"1133","article-title":"Course, prognosis and therapy of enterococcal meningitis compared with other streptococcal meningitides","volume":"107","author":"Buchs","year":"1977","journal-title":"Schweiz Med Wochenschr"},{"key":"2023122114510189500_dlad118-B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"21","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM199301073280104","article-title":"Acute bacterial meningitis in adults. 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